Legal Opinion

Hardaway v. Jones

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 26, 1902PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county, rendered December Y, 1901, in an action of detinue, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was defendant.

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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wise county, rendered December Y, 1901, in an action of detinue, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was defendant. The deed of trust copied into the opinion of the court was not acknowledged till August 5, 1901, and was recorded August 8, 1901. The mules were sold September 5, 1901. These mules had never been in the actual possession of the1 trustee, and all of ¡his right, title and interest in, and powers oyer, them were derived from the deed of trust aforesaid. ¡No question was raised as to the right and…

1Opinion of the CourtHdchanan, J.

On the 27th day of March, 1901, Rufus ¡Fields executed a ■deed of trust to John Jones, trustee, to secure a debt due the Stony Creek Lumber Company, in the following words:

“This deed of trust made and entered into on this the 27 •day of March, 1901, between Rufus Fields of the first part; John Jones, trustee, of the second part, and the Stony Creek Lumber Co., Inc., of the third part, witnesseth, that, whereas, the said Rufus Fields, party of the first part, is indebted to the ■said company in the sum of seven hundred and thirty-one and 4-100 dollars, and to secure the payment. thereof, and…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brown v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  2. Williamson v. PayneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
  3. Tilton v. H. M. Wade Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
  4. National Cash Register Co. v. Norfolk City Realty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1910
  5. Mack International Motor Truck Corp. v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929

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