Jarrett v. Osborne
West Virginia Supreme Court
Certified from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit by John W. Jarrett and others against Sarah C. Osborne and others. Demurrer to bill sustaned, with leave to plaintiffs to amend, and case certified.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge :
Prior to the year 1861 James Atkinson' became the owne> of a tract of land of 468 acres, another tract of one hundred acres, and an undivided one-half interest in a tract of 293 acres, all situate in the county of Kanawha. The bill in this case alleges that,. while the record shows that said Atkinson'owned an undivided interest in the 293 acre tract, he and his co-owner had by parol partition assigned to themselves respectively separate pareéis of this land, and had made such parol partition effective, so that' upon the allegations of the bill said Atkinson was the owner, not of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Toothman v. CourtneyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- State v. HarmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Barrett v. McAllisterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890
- Reed v. BachmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1907
- Williams v. McCartyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. DavisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
- Caplan v. ShawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- Smith v. CastoWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
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