Bowman v. Hicks
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal, argued at Richmond and decided at Staunton, from decree of hustings court of Danville, in cause wherein S. D. Hicks, for himself and others, was plaintiff, and B. A. Davis and others were defendants. The object 'of the suit was to assert and satisfy certain judgments against said Davis, upon certain lands claimed and held by John Bowman and others under Peter Bowman. Opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
FauntleROY, J.,
delivered, the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree of the hustings court of the city of Danville, rendered July, 1882, in a suit in which S. D. Hicks, for himself and others, is plaintiff, and B. A. Davis and others are defendants.
The facts of the case, as disclosed by the record, are as follows : In 1848 or 1849, Peter Bowman entered upon the possession of a tract of land, containing one thousand acres, lying in Patrick county, Virginia, under a claim of purchase from M. D. Carter, deceased, agent for the heirs of Bullock. The said Peter Bowman and his son…
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