Legal Opinion

Howard v. Blair

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1919Published

Appeal from Circuit Court, Marion. County. Bill by John. A. Howard, receiver, etc., against Marie An-tionette Blair, W. I). Bryan, administrator of W. J. Bryan, deceased, and others,, with garnishment against the Fairmont Coal Company. Demurrer to bill by W. D. Bryan, administrator, sustained, and bill dismissed, and plaintiffs appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, President:

The decree to which the present appeal relates, pronounced -on March 12, 1918, sustained the demurrer of the defendant W. D. Bryan, administrator of the estate of W. J. Bryan, deceased, and, the plaintiff declining to amend, dismissed his bill. The other defendants, except the Fairmont Coal Company, garnishee in the attachment sued out in the cause, namely Marie Antionette Blair, John Blair, her husband, S. W. Loller, Cecelia Bryan, A. E. Fox and S. A. Englehard, not served with process and not appearing, are all alleged to be non-residents of the state, and it is alleged…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Embrey v. JemisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Abell v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Hefflebower v. DetrickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Bank v. BryanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Wilson v. KoontzSupreme Court of the United States · 1812

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