The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-29
important Land Suit
DECISION OF THE COURT OF
APPEALS.
delivered by Judge Hoffman.

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IN accordance WIN S ~ P.0r .osSov'
last week, We present 10 oar fU Tog'
tho following aes's io,;.. SaoS X m on;n
man prepared anu IelVs'eG '"y VP'J
ION OF tue Oou a WHICH, WIN suv 'y'
labus; covers ~ pages o. lGols0aP ton
per, tue prince record gOa.a'a.ns vO "
pages s ana Tue p'In'Su -, ag s,T,,, "
counsel ZvV pages ana .uo U ~ .sl 'svi
Tor copying ana nNn pruning 'H' 'e'''u
were re, over 800 ',,,.,,,.,,, .o,,;,,,l az
d hu' '1"u ~ sVA"s'S - III
l 2UU aereS o'suPet'o. can"e' coa' 'uuu
on Big Coal river, IN Boone county
which was conveyed BY deeds from the
..,,, ,.,p,cr " AZ pevtnn cnnstilu.
olps $500 TI,1.,.,,. I..,,,.,..,',, .,a
Ans IN ln'etlU0H' Improvements az ~,
expenditures TO tue amount Of one mill
ion dollars had been expended by these
100 oo,l comp,nias In ;nnrnvinp the
wv w" r. Fl
Navigation OF Goal river anu ~ u'.e'
oplng these properties Tor tue mining
md shippinp Of camel coal. The suit
L.I hoop rsnd;ng ror IL vcnrs. and as
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the pr'ho'PleS VI Jaw auu equ'y 'u,V''US
in this SUIT arc applicable TO coal ana
mining companies 10 this State, We
r,bi;sb the s,llahns in full
Pu H ~ NJ I,,.; ..a
Oounsel IVr Western "'s uuu
Manufacturing company were NlessTs
Miller. Swami, Quarter and Broun (;
for Tho pcvton Camel Coal eompany.
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nlessrs' DFo"u' Du Do's' Ou'''" auu
Ferguson.
SYLLABUS or POINTS ApJuDIcATgp.
The Western Mining and Manufacturing
Csmpnny and the PHILADELPHIA Camel
Coal Cotnnany. plaintiff, and appellants,
against
The yirrinia Camel Coal Comnary, the Psy-
iona Camel Goal Compnny and other, de-
fend.nIs ard anpellees
Generally when. in dead. lines and cor.
ners he d.scribed' OF when from the stale
meut Of courses and distances, or other d,s.
criptlons. in Connection with circumstances
e.is,ipg and manIfsSt, or nprrtainable, at
,hs time of tbe execution Of This deed Il il
presumSble that such lines or corners are
ihogs referred 10 In Inc deed, The statement
Of cour.os aud distances. is In con,truction,
controlled by the actual lines and corners
referred In.
=. Bu, The mere circumstance that lines
and corners are known 10 have been run and
marked. orare fou nd marked near where Tic
COURSES and distances mentioned In tbe deed
min Il mi cnnclnsiyo ihat they arc tho lines
and rorners M tbe lands referred 10 In tho
Deed and when there Il no guth npptoxima.
lion In In courses or length of Inc lines. or
mo rnarks ON tbe corners. 10 The description
| in ,he deed 40 10 warrant The presumption
thai tbcv a 70 I'M boundaries az the land 10
which tRo deei relate such marked lines
am rorners sbonId be disrovnrded.
a Lines and corners nav be marked with
,lie pnTno,e 10 adont Them In A Contemplated
deed but nilsrwariS ne marked line, and
corners NAV bo abandoped. and mere eo,irS.,
nba distances FINN rertnin obIectS. or pointS
NAV bo Substi,n,sJ
H Tbo-s 4 NV nnif,,r ,rl. ,b., ,hs,.nr,b
or ana iIns n' martioned in a Sssi shall
soniroI III con,ss m nnoibrr line nr tbnt tbo
iaticr shall control tbo former Other cir.
eumsianceS mn determine tho ndopiion o /
tbs ono or Tho oiber.
Tbopch IN" snar,,,v orIsnd ,n,pt;onel
In thc deed viii mi con;,oI liza bonndary,
wben asrertainrd by ,hS dessriptiop win
otbsr parnmonnt ci,cp,r.,,nce ! uevsttl,eleS'
Ibe corrr,nondencc N nnsnii,y girsn hy !
limo in ouFstion viii ,6s "naH,i,S mcntiSneJ
in tbs dssd mr. an n mrs Il M tion h surh car.
respondeprs. NAV IA conIidsrrd Nc tending
10 eStNbIIsb sneh' I'm. nd thc irne one.
n GcnssalIS i, viii roi ~ ns ny ,h,,
marty grantiSg lana in,sn5S ~ y reta,n A lcpg
narrov s,rIn nan IN ons Of Nj, Iinr, bpt Il
tbe ro,,rsssa nd JjS,snSss ,nnroyin,atc rloIely
10 A llne or Garner NJ mo irac, ownej nv In
granior-e,nsciaiiy If m. js ,,T In tbs
deed eorrsSponis EXACTLY ar snbStnntialjr.
will no descriptisn IN lie iitlo parerS und r
which The land d beld. Il viii bs preSumel
that the line, mentioned ara intended Ia reach
Inc corners and IN RIM viii tbe lines of tbc
tract tbourb tbe irses a. ,nSrked Ind described
have disapnearrd beInre ilic m.Eing Of the
decd.
T. A writing solemnIr signed. soaItd and
acknowledged before a yna9isirn,e md do.
lIyersl by a person. IL pyldsnee Of his intent.
Il Ia
70 CONVINCING and Conclusive, that al com,
mon law, generally. NO oyidouce wifi be 70.
eeiyed 10 Contradict Il.
g. in court OF equity. however. 1, NAV
sometimes be proyed that Tie deed was exc.
cuied in mistake. and that in faet il smbojies
pi DIVISIONS different from lho,e which Inc mi.
lies intended h 10 embody. Butcycn 10 This
court the deed Is regarded as evidence 60
strong that oply Other uneouiyocal evidence
lrresislibly conclusive, iS suTici.nt 10 over.
th.ow IL,
o, A stakeholder In an incorporaied com.
pany Is moi 60 iulutlr int.rested win ibe oth.
or stoekholdef,, or 70 ideniiied with M cor.
poration, that M nnAu t6oriEed and unwar.
fanted nets will b., deemed iheirS or in any
manner blad them, 10 their detriment.
10, Ewnoll 10 duty of ihe oWntr az one
tract Of land 10 asrettlin he Loundarr ior ths
Information of lbs owner of enis,tnlnous
-, 40. ..,t,L,,# 4 ~ 80 4,