Camp v. Bruce
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of ifansemond county, pronounced December 11, 1896, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellee was the defendant. This was a suit in chancery instituted by the appellants, "W. if. Camp and P. D. Camp, against the appellee, B. M. Bruce, for the purpose of compelling the defendant, Bruce, to convey to the complainant a tract of 2,900 acres of land in fSTansemond county.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of ifansemond county, pronounced December 11, 1896, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellee was the defendant. This was a suit in chancery instituted by the appellants, "W. if. Camp and P. D. Camp, against the appellee, B. M. Bruce, for the purpose of compelling the defendant, Bruce, to convey to the complainant a tract of 2,900 acres of land in fSTansemond county. The complainants charge that Bruce had bought the land at a judicial sale, and.before confirmation had sold and conveyed all of his right,…
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The record shows that on the 11th day of June, 1894, at a judicial sale in the case of Ranstead v. Ranstead, &c., the appellee purchased a tract of land containing 2,900 acres at the price of $2,100; that he complied with the terms of sale by paying the cash required and executing his bonds for the deferred payments; that the sale was reported to the court, but pending confirmation he entered into a written agreement with the appellants by which, in consideration of their assuming payment of the purchase money bonds held by the commissioner, and the payment of $1.565, to the appellee (which…
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