Jones & Carter v. Roberts
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Roberts filed a bill in the high court of chancery, stating, That on the 10th of March, 1727, Robert Carter the younger, obtained a grant for 11,000 acres of land in Stafford, (now Loudoun county); which descended, after his death, to Robert Carter of Nomony, who was peaceably possessed thereof until 1771. That James Lane, his collector, was authorized to lease the lands for three lives; and in 1755, had a survey thereof in lots ; by which a lot, called new lot No. 3, was…
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Roberts filed a bill in the high court of chancery, stating, That on the 10th of March, 1727, Robert Carter the younger, obtained a grant for 11,000 acres of land in Stafford, (now Loudoun county); which descended, after his death, to Robert Carter of Nomony, who was peaceably possessed thereof until 1771. That James Lane, his collector, was authorized to lease the lands for three lives; and in 1755, had a survey thereof in lots ; by which a lot, called new lot No. 3, was laid off, containing 389 acres. That this lot was by writing promised in lease for three lives to William Musgrove, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Tucker, Judge.
The case, as it may be collected from different parts of the record, appears to be as follows :
Robert Carter, oí Nomony, being possessed of a large estate in Loudoun county, employed James Lane as his agent or steward, with authority to collect the rents, and contract for leases, &c. The leases appear to have been usually for three lives, with covenants on the part of the lessees for certain improvements, and a clause in restraint of alienation, without license from Carter.
February 25th, 1767, William Musgrove took the lot in question for three lives, as appears by a memorandum…
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