Gilbert v. McCreary
West Virginia Supreme Court
^Appeal from Circuit -Court, Wood County. Bill by Clara L. Gilbert against Adelle Pope McCreary. (Demurrer to bill overruled, and from a decree for plaintiff,, defendant appeals. |
1Opinion of the Court
( POEEENBARGER^.. Judge :
fThe decree under review on this appeal construes a will dividing a piece of city property between the testator’s daughter and his widow, the step-mother of the daughter, as to the identity of the devises and boundary lines between them, and settles the controversy in substantial agreement with the daughter’s contention.
On a -demurrer to the bill, lack of equity jurisdiction was-urged on several grounds which constitute the basis of argument here. If one solid ground thereof can be found, it will suffice and excuse inquiry as to the sufficiency of others relied upon;…
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- Waldron v. HarveyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
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- Waggoner v. WaggonerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
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