Tardy v. Creasy
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Pittsylvania county, entered December 5, 1883, in a chancery suit wherein A. H. and S. 0. Tardy were complainants, and T. 0. and R. 'H. Creasy were defendants. The decree being adverse to the complainants, they obtained an appeal to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
The case is as follows: Tolbert conveyed to A. H. Tardy five and one-half acres of land, at the junction of the narrow gauge railroad, with the Washington City, Virginia Midland and Great Western Railroad, between Galveston and Ward’s Springs, with general warranty. The said Tolbert being seised of a tract of three hundred and sixty-eight acres around the said junction, covenanted in the deed with said Tardy, that he was to have the exclusive mercantile privilege, and all rights pertaining thereto, at, in, and around said junction, and agreed to forfeit five hundred dollars for any breach…
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