Mahoney v. James
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Hustings Court of the city of Portsmouth, pronounced January 25, 1895, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants. J. C. James became indebted to the complainants between October 31, 1889, and March 13, 1890, in the sum of $496.86, for goods, wares, and merchandise.
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Appeal from a decree of the Hustings Court of the city of Portsmouth, pronounced January 25, 1895, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellants were the complainants, and the appellees were the defendants. J. C. James became indebted to the complainants between October 31, 1889, and March 13, 1890, in the sum of $496.86, for goods, wares, and merchandise. The debt was evidenced by an open account, upon which judgment was rendered in favor of the complainants in the spring of 1891. On the 24th day of August, 1888, James took out a policy on his life in the Maryland Life Insurance Company for…
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The question in controversy in this case is the right of the appellants to collect from the appellees, A. P. James and John C. James, the widow and only child of J. C. James, deceased, a debt due from his estate. The debtor left no assets, and had been insolvent for several years prior to his death. Before he became insolvent he insured his life for the benefit of his wife and child. During a portion of the time that he w as insolvent he paid the premiums on the policy out of his monthly wages. After his death the money due upon the policy of insurance was paid to his widow and child. The…
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