Legal Opinion

Abrahams v. Ball

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 24, 1918Published

Error to an order of the Corporation Court of .the City of Hopewell, in proceedings by creditors to substitute a trustee in a deed of trust. From the order substituting a trustee, the grantor assigns error.

1Opinion of the Court

Sims, J.,

having made the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

The following questions raised by the assignments of error in the case will be passed upon in their order as stated below:

1. Bid the Corporation Court of Hopewell have jurisdiction of the subject matter—namely, the proceeding under section 3419 of the Code of Virginia by motion to substitute a trustee in the deed of trust involved in this case, in so far as such jurisdiction is dependent upon the place of recordation of the deed of trust?

The decision of this question depends upon the proper construction…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pitzer v. LoganSupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
  2. Stinson v. DoolittleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1892

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