Legal Opinion

Lafferty v. Lafferty

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1896PublishedCited by 36 opinions

cited 4 H. & M. 450; 26 W. Ya. 27; Bart. Ch. Pr. 130, 389; Code, c. 125, s. 38; 2 Munf. 196; 3 Munf. 358; 1 Lorn. Dig. (Ed. 1839) 200; 10 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 7, 15, 4, 28, 26, 27, 29,18,19,20, 21, 694, 696, notes; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. PI. & Pr. 579, 580; 74 Am. Dec. 291-96; Bish. Eq. (4th Ed.) 119; 1 Pom. Eq. Jnr. 610; 1 Perry, Trusts, 138; 1 Lewin, Tr. (1st Am. Ed.) 163; 12 W. Ya. 371, 381, 542; 19 W. Ya. 166, 172, syl. pt. 3; Sto. Eq. PI. §.407; 1 Bart.

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cited 4 H. & M. 450; 26 W. Ya. 27; Bart. Ch. Pr. 130, 389; Code, c. 125, s. 38; 2 Munf. 196; 3 Munf. 358; 1 Lorn. Dig. (Ed. 1839) 200; 10 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 7, 15, 4, 28, 26, 27, 29,18,19,20, 21, 694, 696, notes; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. PI. & Pr. 579, 580; 74 Am. Dec. 291-96; Bish. Eq. (4th Ed.) 119; 1 Pom. Eq. Jnr. 610; 1 Perry, Trusts, 138; 1 Lewin, Tr. (1st Am. Ed.) 163; 12 W. Ya. 371, 381, 542; 19 W. Ya. 166, 172, syl. pt. 3; Sto. Eq. PI. §.407; 1 Bart. Ch. Prac. 334; 8 W. Ya. 174. cited Code, c. 132, s. 7; 1 DanT, Ch. Pr. (4th Ed.) 164-66,195,197, 230, 285*26 W. Ya. 1, 10, 15, 59; 21 Gratt.…

1Opinion of the Court

BraNNON, Judge:

James W. Lafferty brought a chancery suit against Jacob Lafferty and Lulu Lafferty to cancel a deed from Old-ham to Elizabeth Lafferty for fraud in its execution, and obtained a decree canceling it; and then Lulu Lafferty, within six months after becoming of age, filed a petition showing cause against the decree, based on error in it, .and obtained a decree setting aside the first decree; and then Sarah Thatcher, James W. Lafferty, and Jacob Lafferty filed a bill of review to reverse the second decree, which was dismissed; and then they appealed to this Court. It thus becomes…

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