West Virginia Supreme Court November 18, 1899 (Spurgin v. Spurgin)

Dent, President:

Lucian Spurgin filed his bill in the circuit court of Preston Count}' against his father, Jesse Spurgin, claiming that about the year 1882, the time of plaintiff’s marriage, his father, in consideration of love and affection, and services rendered since he became of age, to wit, the 30th of June, 1875, agreed to give him that portion of the home farm which lies between the