Legal Opinion

Langyher v. Patterson & Bash

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided May 3, 1883PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from decree of circuit court of Prince William county rendered 13th October, 1880, in a chancery suit wherein John hi. Patterson and John H. Bash, partners in the name of Patterson & Bash, were plaintiffs, and John Langyher and others, were defendants. The object of the suit was to subject John Langyher’s real estate to satisfy the lien of the plaintiff’s judgment.

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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Prince William county rendered 13th October, 1880, in a chancery suit wherein John hi. Patterson and John H. Bash, partners in the name of Patterson & Bash, were plaintiffs, and John Langyher and others, were defendants. The object of the suit was to subject John Langyher’s real estate to satisfy the lien of the plaintiff’s judgment. Sale of certain mill-property was decreed, made, reported and confirmed, and two days later, during same term, the decree of confirmation was rescinded by the court. From the decree rescinding the confirmation of sale, the…

1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.

At the May term, 1880, in this cause, a decree was entered appointing and empowering a commissioner to mate sale of the “mill property,” either by private or public sale, and directing that it should be sold for one-fourth cash, and balance in one, two and three years. Under this decree the said commissioner, on the 1.1th day of October, 1880, reported a sale of the said “mill property,” to W. S. Langyher, trustee of Catherine E. Langyher, for the price of $1,000, receiving in cash $56.50, and the notes of the said Catherine E. Langyher for the balance of the purchase money, payable in three…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hurt v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  2. Cockey v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
  3. Conover v. MusgraveIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Robertson v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
  2. Va. Fire & Marine Ins. v. CottrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1889
  3. Todd v. Gallego Mills Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  4. Whitlock v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
  5. Terry v. Coles' Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885

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