Legal Opinion

First National Bank v. Holland

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 20, 1901PublishedCited by 44 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the 'Circuit Court of the city of Dan-ville, pronounced May 25, 1900, in two chancery causes heard together, in one of which the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants.

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

This controversy is between the creditors of John ~W. Holland, deceased, on the one hand, and Ola IF. Holland, the widow of John ~W. Holland, on the other; and involves the title to one ¡hundred and twenty shares of the capital stock of the Merchants Bank of Danville. The appellee, Ola IF. Holland, claims the stock by virtue of a parol gift alleged to have been made to her by her husband prior to the creation of the debts, to the payment of which it is now sought to subject the stock. The claim of the appellee is resisted by the creditors, upon the ground that no valid gift has been…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Basket v. HassellSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Thomas' Adm'r v. LewisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
  3. Leyson v. DavisMontana Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Massey v. YanceySupreme Court of Virginia · 1894

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Wactor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  2. Allen-West Commission Co. v. GrumblesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
  3. Tucker v. TuckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
  4. McKay v. Citizens Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1950
  5. Smith v. Moore.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906

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