PARRISH v. PANCAKE

No. 13500.

215 S.E.2d 659 (1975)

Harold W. PARRISH et al., etc. and Lorin R. Carnell et al., etc. v. Lucy PANCAKE.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

June 10, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Swadley, Jr., Keyser, James, Wise, Robinson & Magnuson, Charles C. Wise, Jr., and Joseph Beeson, Charleston, for appellees.

H. R. Athey and Gary Athey, Keyser, Anthony G. Halkias, Charleston, for appellants.


NEELY, Justice:

This appeal was granted in order to determine whether valid delivery of a deed occurred in a transaction allegedly conveying to the grantee a perpetual right of way across the property of the grantor. The Circuit Court of Mineral County found that, although the delivery of the deed was invalid as a matter of law, there existed an intention on the part of the plaintiff-grantor to convey an easement for life to the defendant-grantee and, therefore, the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases