Nowlin v. Burwell
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an action of ejectment brought in the circuit court of Patrick county in October, 1877, by Spencer F. Nowlin against Joseph Walker and John Walker, to recover a tract of land lying on Eussel’s creek, in said county. On the 3d of November following, William A. Burwell, on his motion, was admitted a party defendant in place of the Walkers. The parties waiving a jury, the cause was tried on the 30th of May, 1879, and judgment was rendered for the defendant.
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This was an action of ejectment brought in the circuit court of Patrick county in October, 1877, by Spencer F. Nowlin against Joseph Walker and John Walker, to recover a tract of land lying on Eussel’s creek, in said county. On the 3d of November following, William A. Burwell, on his motion, was admitted a party defendant in place of the Walkers. The parties waiving a jury, the cause was tried on the 30th of May, 1879, and judgment was rendered for the defendant. The plaintiff tendered two bills of exception to i¡he rulings of the court, one of which was for receiving as evidence a power of…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
The land in controversy was assessed on the commissioner’s books of Patrick county, in the name of Mrs-*553Lucinda Barker, was returned delinquent for tlie year 1854, was sold as such hy the sheriff in 1860, was purchased by G. H. Ashworth, by whom it was sold to Spencer F. Nowlin, the plaintiff in the court below.
On the other hand, the defendant Burwell also claims title under Mrs. Barker by conveyances antedating the lien of the Commonwealth for taxes. There is no difficulty with respect to any of his title deeds, with the exception of an alleged power of attorney from Mrs. Barker to Thomas…
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