Hall v. Rixey
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Fauquier county rendered September 18th, 1884, in a creditor’s suit wherein Yallonia Y. Foley, as administratrix of James T. Foley, deceased, and others, were complainants, and Louisa B. Hall, in her own right and as executrix of Decatur B. Hall, deceased, and others, were defendants, hy which decree Robert White-acre, sheriff and administrator c. t. a. of said 33. B. Hall was required to pay unto the administrator of Samuel Rixey,…
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Fauquier county rendered September 18th, 1884, in a creditor’s suit wherein Yallonia Y. Foley, as administratrix of James T. Foley, deceased, and others, were complainants, and Louisa B. Hall, in her own right and as executrix of Decatur B. Hall, deceased, and others, were defendants, hy which decree Robert White-acre, sheriff and administrator c. t. a. of said 33. B. Hall was required to pay unto the administrator of Samuel Rixey, deceased, the sum of $2,097 07, with interest thereon from September 1st, 1882, till paid. From this decree the said…
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a creditors’ suit in the circuit court of Fauquier county to settle the estate of 33. B. Hall, deceased, in the progress of which certain claims were asserted against the estate by one Samuel Rixey. These claims grew out of the assignment hy Hall in his lifetime to Rixey of certain bonds; and the-defence was that the latter had lost the right to charge the estate of his assignor by reason of his want of due diligence to recover the money of the obligors. It is conceded that this defence is well-founded, unless the delay of the assignee is…
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