Legal Opinion

Grant v. Swank

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 14, 1914PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Pleasants County. Action by A. J. Grant against John H. Swank, Cecil P. Reed, and another. From judgment for plaintiff defendant Reed appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Lynoh, Judge:

By deed dated February 8, 1908, Alvilda Grant, who was the owner of the fee, and her husband conveyed to John H. Swank and his wife, EL J. 0. Swank, a tract of 102 acres of land in Pleasants county. The deed recites a consideration of ‘ ‘ eighteen hundred dollars, cash in hand, the receipt whereof is here acknowledged, and other considerations hereinafter mentioned”. The only recitals indicative of “other considerations” are that the grantees “doth herein agree to care for and support the said Alvilda Grant and A. J. Grant with money and other necessaries for their support their…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Stewart v. TennantWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1903
  2. White v. BaileyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Vance Shoe Co. v. HaughtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Goff v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Bates v. SwigerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Leslie Equipment Co. v. Wood Resources Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
  2. Loar v. PolingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Fabian v. KennedyDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1971
  4. Keenan v. KeenanNevada Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Leslie Equipment Co. v. Wood Resources Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2009

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