Legal Opinion
Grant v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 7, 1914PublishedCited by 29 opinions
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Washington county. Decree for defendants. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
On the 21st of February, 1910, the appellant, Elizabeth N. H. Grant, and the appellees, W. J. Harris and wife, met together when the two deeds and the agreement, of which the following are copies, were executed:
“This deed, made this 21st day of February, 1910, by and between W. J. Harris and Irma C. Harris, his wife, parties of the first part, and Mrs. Elizabeth N. Grant, widow of John Holland Peter Grant, dec’d, party of the second part, and Thomas Odell, colored, party of the third part.
“That, whereas, the said Mrs. Elizabeth H. Grant, had heretofore, on the 16th day of December, 1909,…
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