Johnston v. Kelley

In 1923, V. D. Johnston, trading as Johnston Motor Company, filed, a bill in chancery for the purpose of enforcing a judgment which had been obtained by the company against Mrs. S. C. Kelley and S. E. Kelley by subjecting their interest in certain real estate located in the city of Roanoke. There were at the time three infants who were also parties interested in the property.

After the cause had been referred to a commissioner in chancery for an account and after it had appeared to the court that the property was not divisible in kind, the court ordered a sale of the property and a special…