Adams v. Guyandotte Valley Ry. Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Cabell County. Bill to cancel a contract by P. C. Adams and others against the Guyandotte Valley Railway Company and another. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POFFENBARGER, PRESIDENT:
The circuit court of Cabell county having dismissed their bill against the Guyandotte Valley Railway Company and the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company, praying the cancellation of a certain contract, purporting to vest in the former company an interest in the coal in 3,100 acres of land, belonging to the plaintiffs, as a cloud upon the title to said land, P. C. Adams, W. L. Rector, G. H. Chenowith, J. N. Chenowith and Brooks Summerville have appealed from the decree.
From the bill it appears that George F. Miller, George N. Biggs and O. W. Watts, owners of certain…
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