Bodkin v. Arnold
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Lewis County. Action by John P. Bodkin against George J. Arnold. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Dent, Judge:
John P. Bodkin, surviving co-tenant and heir of George Bodkin, deceased, instituted his suit in the circuit court of Lewis County to recover the mesne profits accruing to him in the case of Bodkin v. Arnold, 45 W. Va. 90, (30 S. E. 154), arising out of the case of Boggs v. Bodkin, 32 W. Va. 566, (9 S. E. 891), 5 L. R. A. 245, and recovered judgment on the verdict of a jury for seven thousand dollars. The facts will be found fully set out in the foregoing cases, and it is not necessary to repeat them at length.
The question now presented to the court is nothing more than the true…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williamson v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Haymond v. CamdenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Kay v. Glade Creek & R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
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- Hall v. HallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
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