State v. Jackson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McDowell County. Bill by tbe state against Jane Jackson and others. Decree for defendants, and the state appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BRANNON, Judge:
The State of West Virginia filed a bill in chancery in the circuit court of McDowell county in 1899 against Jane Jackson *561and others, stating that on 1st March, 1860, the Commonwealth-of Virginia issued to Joseph Jackson and John C. Harrison, Jr., a grant for four thonsand sis hundred and ten acres of land, and that it had been omitted from the land tax books for more than five years since 1860, and that it -had thus become forfeited and vested in the state, and prayed that said tract be . sold as forfeited land. W. M. Ritter filed a petition asking to be admitted as a party…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Black v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Parkersburg Industrial Co. v. SchultzWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Cecil v. ClarkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- Davis v. SettleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1896
- Snyder v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. SnyderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
- Sims v. FisherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1943
- State v. HarmanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- Mylius v. Raine-Andrew Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1911
- State v. KingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1908
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