Legal Opinion

Stonebraker & Hutchins v. Hicks

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 17, 1897PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from two decrees of the Circuit Court of Madison county, one pronounced December 13, 1894, and the other at the September term, 1895, in a suit in chancery wüerein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants.

1Opinion of the Court

Harrison, J.,

delivered tbe opinion of the court.

On March 22, 1893, H. F. Hicks executed and delivered to his wife, E. J. Hicks, a deed for certain real estate in Madi*619son county, the expressed consideration being $200, paid in cash, the cancellation of certain indebtedness of H. F. Hicks to his wife on account of moneys derived from tbe estates of her father and mother and loaned to hin, amounting to $250, and the assumption by the wife of a deed of trust debt secured on a portion of the land, amounting to $600, the whole consideration aggregating $1,050.

Mrs. Hicks did not put her deed on…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cochran v. ParisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
  2. Moore Lime Co. v. Richardson's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897

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