Tennant's Heirs v. Fretts
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Cireiiit Court, SIonongMia County. Bill by the heirs of Peter Tennant against A. E. Fretts and others. Decree for complainants, and the mentioned defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WiliiaMS, Judge: .
This is an appeal by A. E. Fretts from a decree of the circuit court of Monongalia county, made on the 19th of May, 1908, granting relief to plaintiffs upon a bill to' remove cloud from title to land.
The following are the facts: - On May 2, 1900, Peter Tennant executed to A. E. Fretts a writing under seal, which plaintiffs call an option, but which defendants insist is a contract of. sale, agreeing to sell to him the “Pittsburg or River vein of coal” underlying 163 acres of land in Monongalia county at $25 per acre. This writing was signed by both Tennant and Fretts, but was…
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