Legal Opinion

Hoge v. Fidelity Loan & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 15, 1904PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellant was the complainant, and the appellee was the defendant. A demurrer to the original and amended hills of the complainant was sustained. The case made by these bills will best appear from the bills themselves.

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Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Roanoke in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellant was the complainant, and the appellee was the defendant. A demurrer to the original and amended hills of the complainant was sustained. The case made by these bills will best appear from the bills themselves. The original bill was as follows, to-wit: “To the Honorable John W. Woods, Judge of the Hustings Court, Roanoke, Virginia: “Humbly complaining, your oratrix, Mrs. Lizzie G-. Iioge, respectfully represents unto your honor the following grounds as to the relief hereinafter…

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

The bills, original and amended, in this case seek to enjoin a final judgment at law in favor of the appellee company against the appellant, Lizzie G. Hoge. The material allegation, and that relied on as the ground for the injunction, is that the debt, which was reduced to judgment, was secured by deed of trust upon certain real estate ample for its payment, and that appellant was induced by the appellee to release the lien for its security by representations that the debt had been arranged, and that appellant would be no longer personally responsible therefor — in brief, that appellant was…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. ColgroveSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Kirk v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Maxwell v. Bay City Bridge Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1879
  4. Dickerson v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1855
  5. Hull v. WattsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Prewett v. Citizens National Bank of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Haudenschilt v. HaudenschiltWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Piedmont Service Station, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
  4. Nicholas v. NicholasSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  5. Harris v. ColiverWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1928

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