Williams v. Price
Supreme Court of Virginia
UPON an Appeal from a Decree sof the Superior Court of , ,, ' , _ ’ . , , . , Chancery, hoiden at Sfaunton, in a suit brought against the Appellant Cumberland D, Williams and others, by James Price.
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UPON an Appeal from a Decree sof the Superior Court of , ,, ' , _ ’ . , , . , Chancery, hoiden at Sfaunton, in a suit brought against the Appellant Cumberland D, Williams and others, by James Price. The Bill stated that, in the year 1803, a certain Englchard Yeiser of Baltimore, having purchased very valuable and extensive real property in Augusta County, Virginia, at the price of $16,000, a contract was entered into between said Yeiser, a certain Joseph Williams, and the complainant, whereby said Yeiser sold to each of them one fourth of said real property ; and it was agreed that the…
1Opinion of the Court
On the 4th of April 1812,
Chancellor Brown
delivered the fallowing Opinion and Decree.
Before I proceed to an opinion on the merits of this case, it may be proper to notice some objections, which have been made to the reception of certain exhibits, as evidence in the cause. The first I shall mention is the deposition of Joseph Williams, objected to on the ground of competency as well, as credibility.
This objection I consider well founded. The Witness is a defendant, and his interest may be deeply affected by the ultimate decision, which may be given in this cause. Besides other grounds of…
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