Watson v. Watson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Barbour County. Action by William E. Watson, executor of Thomas F. Watson, against J. C. Watson. From a judgment dismissing the action, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
English, Judge:
This was an action of unlawful entry and detainer, brought by William E. Watson, executor of Thomas F. Watson, deceased, against J. C. Watson, before a justice of the peace of Barbour County, on the 23d of November, 1896. The parties appeared, and the defendant filed his answer denying that he unlawfully detained the premises mentioned, or that any damages had been sustained by the plaintiff by reason thereof or otherwise; also claiming- that in the trial of said action the title to the premises described in the warrant would come in question, and for that reason the justice…
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