Derbyshire v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced December 9, 1893, in the chancery suit of H. C. Jones, Trustee, v. The Domestic Sewing Machine Company and others, in which the appellant filed a cross-bill against the parties to the original suit, the appellee and others.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Domestic Sewing Machine Company conveyed to Henry O. Jones, trustee, a large amount of personal property, in trust to secure the payment of negotiable notes aggregating $74,995, drawn by J. H. Derbyshire of the city of Richmond, payable to the Domestic Sewing Machine Company, delivered to and negotiated by it for its own benefit and advantage.
H. O. Jones, trustee, filed his bill in the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond setting forth the difficulties surrounding him in the execution of the trust, and asking the court’s direction and…
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