Legal Opinion
Rector v. Hancock
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 18, 1920PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Henrico county. Decree for defendant. Complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing a bill in equity brought to enjoin a trustee from selling certain real estate conveyed to him by deed of trust to secure a loan of money. The bill, after alleging that the complainants, George N. and Mary D. Rector, are the joint owners of one hundred acres of land in Henrico county, proceeds as follows:
“(2) That on the 19th day of May, 1911, they conveyed to R. A. Lancaster, Jr., the above described property in trust to secure to the holders of the notes the payment of the sum of $2',120.00, evidenced by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hall v. DeCuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Thorington v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Brown v. SpoffordSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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- Mumford v. TolmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Whitaker & Fowle v. LaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Powell v. OrphanageSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Gannon v. BronstonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Continental Trust Co. v. WittSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Harvey v. Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1934
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