Dennis v. Justus
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Buchanan county. Decree for the complainants. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
For the purposes of this case the averments of the bill may be stated as follows: That Daniel Blankenship was the owner of a tract of sixty acres of land, in the county of Buchanan, which he conveyed by deed to one of the predecessors in title of J. L. Justus; that by intermediate conveyances from divers grantors the title to this land was vested in J. L. Justus, the father of complainant, who by his deed conveyed it to Melvin Justus and his brother, Ephraim Justus; and that by proceedings in a chancery suit this land was sold and conveyed to John…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Seefried v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Washington City Savings Bank v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
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