Pilson v. Bushong
Supreme Court of Virginia
The original bill in this case was filed in the circuit- ° court of Augusta county in 1866, by Samuel, Mary A., and Peter V. Bushong, against John J. Larew, for an account of moneys received by him as their agent.
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The original bill in this case was filed in the circuit- ° court of Augusta county in 1866, by Samuel, Mary A., and Peter V. Bushong, against John J. Larew, for an account of moneys received by him as their agent. The moneys having been received by Larew in September, 1861-62 and ’63, from Matthew Pilson, the bill was amended and Pilson was made a party defendant; and it appearing that Pilson was acting as the trustee of Jacob Lightner and Mary, his wife, another amended bill was filed, and they were made defendants. The question m the cause was, who should bear the-loss of the Confederate…
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
In the month of August, 1860, the appellant, Matthew Pilson, as executor of the will of John S. Thompson, deceased, and in the exercise of a power *234conferred by the will, made sale of the lands of Ms testator. Tlie sale was made for one-fourtli of the purchase money in cash, and for the residue in three equal annual payments. To whom the sale was made, and how the payment of the deferred instalments was secured, if secured at all, does not appear, except that bonds were taken for these instalments.
Pilson was trustee, under the will, of the legacy bequeathed to the appellants, Jacob Lightner…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alley v. RogersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1869
- Newton's ex'or v. BushongSupreme Court of Virginia · 1872
- Ewart v. SaundersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dotson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951