Legal Opinion

Knight v. Capito

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 1884PublishedCited by 42 opinions

Woods, Judois, furnishes tlie following statement of the case: James L. Knight brought his chancery suit in the circuit court of Mason county in March, 1879, against Godfrey Cap-ito, and his son, Charles Capito, alleging that Godfrey Capito was indebted to him in the sum of oue hundred dollars, lent to him on May 26, 1873, with interest unpaid from May 26, 1877, and in the further sum of seven hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-three cents, lent to him on April…

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Woods, Judois, furnishes tlie following statement of the case: James L. Knight brought his chancery suit in the circuit court of Mason county in March, 1879, against Godfrey Cap-ito, and his son, Charles Capito, alleging that Godfrey Capito was indebted to him in the sum of oue hundred dollars, lent to him on May 26, 1873, with interest unpaid from May 26, 1877, and in the further sum of seven hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty-three cents, lent to him on April 21,1875, duo one year thereafter with interest from date, which has been paid up to April 21,1877; that on April 21, 1875,…

1Opinion of the Court

Woods, Judge :

The appellant has assigned many grounds of error, all of which may be reduced.to a single one, viz: that the court erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s bill, because the facts proved, that the -deed made to Charles Oapito was made with intent to hinder, delay and defraud the plaintiff and other creditors in the collection of their debts against God-frey Oapito.

From the view we have taken of this case it becomes unnecessary to recite all the testimony taken, tending to show the amount of usurious interest paid or that the sale of lots “13” and was in any degree affected by the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lockhard v. BeckleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Goshorn's Ex'r v. SnodgrassWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  3. Hunter's Ex'rs v. HunterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
  4. Marriott v. GivensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1845
  5. Hamilton's Adm'r v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Burt v. TimmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Hickman's Ex'or v. TroutSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  3. Williams v. Commercial National BankOregon Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Kanawha Valley Bank v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Cochran v. ParisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854

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