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· 12/22/1894

George v. Bates

Citations

  • 90 Va. 839
  • 20 S.E. 828
  • 1894 Va. LEXIS 79

Syllabus

<p>Deeds — Description of land. — A description consisting only of the words, “A piece of land near Bacon Quarter Branch,” held, too vague and indefinite to create a right of property in any particular parcel of land. U. S. v. King, 3 How., 787 ; Westfalls v. Cottrells, 24 W. Va., 763.</p>

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  • when the “plaintiff was within the course and scope of his employment, he sustained injuries which arose therefrom”

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Judges: Hinton

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