Alderson's Heirs v. H. H. Henderson & Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Greenbrier county, in July, 1866. Decree, October, 1869. Tbe case is amply stated in tbe opinion of Berkshire, P. Davis for tbe appellants. Dennis for the appellee. Answer to tbe first assignment of errors: “ Tbe court first erred in reinstating tbe cause.” Tbe court dismissed the cause, because the hill was filed in the name of' H. IT. Henderson & Co., without stating who compose the firm. See Decree, p. 20, Record.
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Bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Greenbrier county, in July, 1866. Decree, October, 1869. Tbe case is amply stated in tbe opinion of Berkshire, P. Davis for tbe appellants. Dennis for the appellee. Answer to tbe first assignment of errors: “ Tbe court first erred in reinstating tbe cause.” Tbe court dismissed the cause, because the hill was filed in the name of' H. IT. Henderson & Co., without stating who compose the firm. See Decree, p. 20, Record. The judgment was confessed at the March term, 1861, of county court of Greenbrier county, by defendant, Alderson, to H. H.…
1Opinion of the Court
Bericshire, P.
A bill in equity was filed in the circuit-court of Greenbrier county by Henry H. Henderson & Co., against the widow and heirs of Joseph G. Alderson, deceased, and others, to enforce a judgment lien against the real estate of said Alderson. The judgment was obtained in favor of said Henderson & Co. against said Alderson, in March, 1861, in the county court of said county.
It appears that the real estate of said Alderson, at the time of his death, consisted of two houses and lots in the town of Lewisburg, and a small tract of land in the same county. It-further appears that the…
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