Legal Opinion
Beckley Nat. Bank v. Boone
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1940No. 4676PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal revolves around the central contention that on and after January 1, 1929, John A. Boone, late of Beckley, West Virginia, deceased, was insane, and unable to understand the results of an ordinary business transaction. Based on the assumption that he was insane as early as-1924, equity proceedings were brought by his widow and children in the District Court on November 14, 1935 to set aside numerous judgments filed against him while incompetent, and also to set aside certain transfers of real and personal property made in execution of the judgments under the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Crawford v. NealSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Furrer v. FerrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Buckey v. BuckeyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
- Warren v. KeepSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- United States v. Certain Parcels of Land Located in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Grace BeardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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