Ashworth v. Tramwell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee, Tramwell, ■was the complainant, and the appellants and others were the defendants. As stated in the opinion, this is the sequel to Tramwell v. Ash-worth, 99 Va. 646. When the case was remanded to the Corporation Court to ascertain the liens upon certain real estate, a lien was claimed for the balance of purchase price on the property mentioned in the bill.
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Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee, Tramwell, ■was the complainant, and the appellants and others were the defendants. As stated in the opinion, this is the sequel to Tramwell v. Ash-worth, 99 Va. 646. When the case was remanded to the Corporation Court to ascertain the liens upon certain real estate, a lien was claimed for the balance of purchase price on the property mentioned in the bill. This debt was evidenced by a note for $700, given by Mrs. M. J. Ashworth to Hives Walker. Walker was indebted to William H.…
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is the sequel to the case of Tramwell v. Ashworth, et als., *856which was decided hy this court in June, 1901, and is reported in 99 Va., p. 646, 39 S. E. 593. The cause was remanded to the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol to ascertain the liens upon certain real estate, and to its decree upon that subject this appeal was allowed.
The first error assigned is to the lien reported in favor of the administratrix of Rives Walter for the sum of $316.00. This debt had its origin in a note given for the purchase of property by Mrs. M. J. Ashworth…
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