Stump v. Hite
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Hampshire County. Suit by William B. Stump and others, administrators, etc., against John Y. Hite. Decree for plaintiff William B. Stump, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge :
■The decree below denied defendant any abatement from the purchase money on account of the alleged shortage of acreage in the land on which the timber purchased by him was situated, and adjudged against him in favor of plaintiffs the balance of purchase money remaining unpaid, amounting with interest to the date of the decree to $9,636.05, with interest thereon from that date, with costs.
Neither the option contract pleaded nor the deed made pursuant thereto contained any warranty of acreage, but there *235was warranty of title and representation in the contract and deed that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Winton v. McGrawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1906
- Light v. E. M. Grant & Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
3Cited by1 opinion
- Galliher & Huguely, Inc. v. FraherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943