Legal Opinion
Bibby v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 14, 1935PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.
This suit was instituted to set aside a deed from Alice Staples Bibby to Jennie B. Thomas; and from a decree dismissing the bill, this appeal was allowed.
Both grantor and grantee are negro women who live in the town of Amherst. In October, 1933, while suffering from a severe attack of lumbago and sciatica, Alice Bibby sent for Jennie Tilomas, a niece of a deceased husband, to nurse her. Jennie Thomas remained in Alice Bibby’s home for about three months, nursing and keeping house for her. On November 9 she informed W. K. Allen, an attorney, that Alice Bibby wanted him to come to her home to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Harding v. WheatonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1821
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Payne v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
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