Wilson's Admr. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta county pronounced December 4, 1895, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee Nancy H. Wilson, suing on behalf of herself and others, creditors of Geo. A. Wilson, deceased, was the complainant, and the appellant and others were the -defendants.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta county pronounced December 4, 1895, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee Nancy H. Wilson, suing on behalf of herself and others, creditors of Geo. A. Wilson, deceased, was the complainant, and the appellant and others were the -defendants. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court, but as “ the practice adopted in the institution of this suit ” is criticised in the opinion of Judge Harrison, the bill is given in full. It was as follows: “Humbly complaining showeth unto your honor your oratrix Nancy H. Wilson, who sues…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This is a general creditors’ bill asking that the estate of George A. Wilson, deceased, be settled and applied to the payment of his debts. The bill alleges that deceased in his lifetime conveyed to his two sons, Howard L. Wilson and William R. Wilson, his farm in Augusta county, containing 180 acres, in consideration of $5,400, to be paid in seven equal annual instalments, evidenced by the bonds of the purchasers secured by vendor’s lien on the land; that these bonds had not been paid, and constituted assets for the payment of decedent’s debts. The administrator of George A. Wilson,…
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