Blakemore v. Wise
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county pronounced April 21, 1897, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee, J. W. Wise, suing on behalf of himself and others, was the complainant, and J. W. Davies and others were the defendants. This was a suit in chancery instituted by the appellee, T. W. Wise, suing on behalf of himself and other lien creditors of J. Walter Davies, to subject the real estate of the said Davies to the payment of liens thereon.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county pronounced April 21, 1897, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee, J. W. Wise, suing on behalf of himself and others, was the complainant, and J. W. Davies and others were the defendants. This was a suit in chancery instituted by the appellee, T. W. Wise, suing on behalf of himself and other lien creditors of J. Walter Davies, to subject the real estate of the said Davies to the payment of liens thereon. Davies had been the owner of a tract of land containing 420§ acres, upon which there was a deed of trust to secure the…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This controversy involves the right to priority between certain judgment lien creditors of J. Walter Davies. A number of sebsequent liens are audited, but, in considering the question presented it is only necessary to mention the following judgments:(1) . One confessed and docketed February 1, 1894, in favor of the appellant, Harris O. Blakemore.(2) . One confessed and docketed July 27, 1894, in favor of the appellee, J. A. Patterson.(3) . One confessed and docketed August TO, 1894, in favor of the appellee, J. W. Wise.
These judgments rest as liens upon the following real estate owned by the…
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