Hinton v. Bland's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decrees of circuit court of Petersburg, pronounced December 17th, 1881, and July 9th, 1883, respectively, in a suit in equity therein pending, in which John B. Hinton and Ella, his wife; F. M. Wright and John W. Bradbury, surviving partners, &c.; and James F. Epes, administrator of F. G. Williams, deceased, are the plaintiffs, and William E. Hinton, Jr., and Mary R., his wife; Drury A. Hinton, committee of Nannie O. Bland; William R. Bland,, late curator of the…
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Appeal from decrees of circuit court of Petersburg, pronounced December 17th, 1881, and July 9th, 1883, respectively, in a suit in equity therein pending, in which John B. Hinton and Ella, his wife; F. M. Wright and John W. Bradbury, surviving partners, &c.; and James F. Epes, administrator of F. G. Williams, deceased, are the plaintiffs, and William E. Hinton, Jr., and Mary R., his wife; Drury A. Hinton, committee of Nannie O. Bland; William R. Bland,, late curator of the estate of Thomas P. Bland, deceased; George O. Bland, executor of Matthew R. Bland, deceased; and William R. Watkins,…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The first objection, which relates to the refusal of the circuit court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the insane defendant, Anna O. Bland, on the motion of D. A. Hinton, her committee, is not well taken.
It appears that in 1863, a suit was instituted in the county court of Nottoway for a partition and division of the real and personal estates of Thomas P. and John E. Bland, deceased, to which the said Anna O. Bland, then of sound mind, was a party defendant. An order was entered appointing commis*591sioners to divide the lands, who duly executed the…
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