Ratliff v. Ratliff
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Washington county, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee, John B. Hamilton, was the complainant, and the appellant and others were the defendants. The statutory separate estate referred to in the opinion was acquired under the “Smith Act,” some time between 1876 and May 1, 1888. The other facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In the fall of 1886 John B. Hamilton executed to Lucinda Ratliff and John R. Ratliff, one of her sons, a title bond for a tract of land near Abingdon, Virginia, in consideration of $6,500.00, of which $3,000 was paid in cash, the residue being evidenced by the joint bonds of the vendees. • On the 11th of January, 1887, for reasons satisfactory to the parties, this title bond and deferred purchase money bonds were surrendered to Hamilton, and an additional $1,000 was paid on the purchase, and a new title bond executed by Hamilton toLucindaRatliff and Floyd A. Ratliff, another son, which…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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