Jeffries v. Jeffries'
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit. Court of Prince William county. Decree for complainant. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
The parties to this litigation have at great trouble and expense endeavored to prepare the suit for a hearing on the merits, and have presented for our consideration a printed record of upwards of five hundred pages. The suit was brought in 1907. A large number of depositions have been taken in the case, and it is with regret that we find that, on account of defect of parties, the matters in controversy cannot now be determined on their merits.
The bill was filed in the Circuit Court of Fauquier county by Eustace Jeffries against James P. Jeffries, his nephew and attorney, charging the latter…
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