Spoor v. Tilson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from two decrees of the Circuit Court of Smyth county, pronounced, respectively, .December 27, 1899, and March 25, 1900, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellees were the complainants, and the appellant was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is the sequel of the ease of Spoor v. Tilson, reported in 97th Va., at page 279.
James Tilson occupied and controlled a tract of land containing about 600 acres, the title to which was in a trustee for the benefit of his wife and her children. Tilson had cultivated this property and paid the taxes on it for a number of years prior to July 11,1890, upon which date he and his wife and his children entered into a contract with W. M. Spoor for the sale of 300 acres of this land, more or less, at the price of $3,500, to be paid in four equal annual…
2Cited by1 opinion
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