Irvine v. Greever
Supreme Court of Virginia
is case was heard at Staunton, but was decided at Richmond. It was a suit in equity brought in the county court of Amherst in June, 1871, but afterwards transferred to the circuit court of the county, by H. M. Greever against William A. Irvine and William C. Mays, to subject a tract of one hundred and thirteen acres of land to satisfy a judgment for $233.34, with interest from the 10th of August, 1866, and $8.78 costs, recovered by said Greever against said Irvine.
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is case was heard at Staunton, but was decided at Richmond. It was a suit in equity brought in the county court of Amherst in June, 1871, but afterwards transferred to the circuit court of the county, by H. M. Greever against William A. Irvine and William C. Mays, to subject a tract of one hundred and thirteen acres of land to satisfy a judgment for $233.34, with interest from the 10th of August, 1866, and $8.78 costs, recovered by said Greever against said Irvine. The plaintiff afterwards filed an amended bill to subject another lot of ground of two and three-fourths acres, to satisfy said…
1Opinion of the Court
Staples, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.-
*415It is conceded that the lot conveyed by George W. IKyle on the, 16th February, 1849, to a trustee for the benefit of Mrs. Irvine and her children, was sold and proceeds invested under a decree of the hustings court of Lynchburg, in the 113 acre tract. That decree directed that William A. Irvine, the husband, should hold the 113 acre tract in trust to the uses and purposes declared in the deed of 16th February, 1849.
It would seem, however, that Burnett and wife, in whom the title to the 113 acre tract was vested, did not conform to the provisions…
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