Bennett v. Preston
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Raleigh County. Bill by L. M. Bennett against A. D. Preston. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBAEGEE, JUDGE:
R. M. Bennett seeks reversal of a decree of the circuit court of Raleigh county, dissolving an injunction previously awarded him, dismissing his bill and canceling certain deeds under which he claims title to a tract of land, by way of affirmative relief to the defendant, A. D. Preston, pursuant to the prayer of his answer, setting up new matter as ground therefor.
The object of the bill was to prevent the execution of a writ of possession, awarded to Preston, as the purchaser of a tract of land, under a decree of sale in a suit instituted by the state for the sale thereof,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bushong v. RectorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Blake v. O'NealWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908