Green v. Spaulding
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Charlotte county in suit of T. E. Spaulding, for W. H. Pettus, suing for himself and other creditors of William E. Green against William E. Green individually and as trustee under the will of William B. Green, deceased; Jennie E. Green, his wife, Booker Green, John Friend and Jennie, his wife; C. E. Green, Baylor Green, Edward H. Green, Kenzie Green, J. C. Green, Berryman Green, Hunter Green, Katie Green and Shepherd Green.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Charlotte county in suit of T. E. Spaulding, for W. H. Pettus, suing for himself and other creditors of William E. Green against William E. Green individually and as trustee under the will of William B. Green, deceased; Jennie E. Green, his wife, Booker Green, John Friend and Jennie, his wife; C. E. Green, Baylor Green, Edward H. Green, Kenzie Green, J. C. Green, Berryman Green, Hunter Green, Katie Green and Shepherd Green. To the hill the defendants filed their demurrer and answers. The court overruled the demurrer, and on the answers and the evidence…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
The first question we have to decide in this case is one of jurisdiction. It is averred in the bill that the appellee had obtained a judgment against William E. Green in the year 1876, and that he had issued an execution thereon, which was returned by order of the plaintiff’s counsel. That for about two years prior to the 1st of September, 1878, Green was engaged in the mercantile business in connection with G. N. Goode, and after some other averments with reference to the manner in which the business was conducted, not necessary to be noticed here, the bill proceeds as follows:
“And further,…
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