Berry v. Colborn
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marshall County. Bill by J. W. Berry against C. B. Colborn and others. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger Judge:.A hill, filed in the circuit court of Ohio county, by J. W. Berry, to obtain a share in a commission of $10,000.00, which the Mound Coal Company agreed to pay, as compensation for the negotiation of a lease of its coal property to one J. E. Hedding, with the privilege of purchasing the same, at any time before January 1, 1911, for the sum of $150,000.00, was dismissed after a hearing on the merits, and Berry has appealed. One Charles D. Ames was made a defendant as an associate of Hedding in the purchase. J. C. McICinlej', President of the Mound Coal Campany, was made a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Johnson v. BurnsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Chapman v. Liverpool Salt & Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Davidson v. Pittsburg, C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Dewing v. HuttonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Hale v. HaleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
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- Young v. DuffieldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
- Pownall v. CearfossWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
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