Knick v. Knick
Supreme Court of Virginia
This case was heard in Staunton, but was decided in Richmond. In a case depending in the circuit court of Rockbridge county in the name of William Talley’s administrator against said Talley’s heirs, a tract of land of one hundred and ninety-three acres was sold by a commissioner in June, 1846, and knocked off to Samuel G. Knick, at the price of $522.48, who gave his three bonds for the purchase money, payable in six, twelve and eighteen months.
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This case was heard in Staunton, but was decided in Richmond. In a case depending in the circuit court of Rockbridge county in the name of William Talley’s administrator against said Talley’s heirs, a tract of land of one hundred and ninety-three acres was sold by a commissioner in June, 1846, and knocked off to Samuel G. Knick, at the price of $522.48, who gave his three bonds for the purchase money, payable in six, twelve and eighteen months. Samuel G. Knick was the eldest son of Polly Knick, who was one of the children of William Talley, and there was coming to her from her father’s estate…
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
The circuit court, in deciding that the land in controversy in this cause is the property of the appellee Samuel Knick, and ordering the same to be conveyed to him on the payment of the balance of purchase money which appears to be owing, on exceptions filed, excluded from consideration the depositions of four witnesses, children and heirs at law of Polly Knick, deceased. This appears on the face of the decree appealed from.
If these depositions can be read, they show very satisfactorily, in connection with the other evidence in the cause, that the appellee has no valid claim upon the land,…
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