Legal Opinion
Burke v. Sweeley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 13, 1941No. Record No. 2283PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.
Certain real estate in Fairfax county, Virginia, was conveyed in trust on July 17,1920', to C. S. Taylor Burke, trustee-appellant, to secure the payment of the sum of $6,000.00. On April 1, 1922, the owner of the sai'd real estate conveyed it to Edwin S. Sweeley and Sadie A. Sweeley, his wife, as tenants in common, subject to the said deed of trust. On May 6, 1922, the Sweeleys executed a deed of trust on the property for the sum of $4,000'.00, which represented purchase money, evidenced by eight notes of $500.00 each.
Sadie A. Sweeley, the wife, died intestate on July 17, 1923, leaving her…
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