Williams's Adm'r. v. Clark's Representatives
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Staunton. Decided at Richmond. Appeal from decrees of the Circuit Court of Frederick county, pronounced in the chancery causes of Barton’s Ex’ors. v. Barton’s Heirs and Williams’s Admr. v. Barton’s Ex’ors. heard together, in which the claims of the appellees were proved.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The first question to be disposed of upon this appeal is whether,this court has jurisdiction to review the decrees complained of as to the appellees whose debts are each less than $500. A large number of debts were reported against the estates of D. W. Barton and of Phillip Williams, of which the appellants are respectively the personal representatives. Many of them were excepted to by the appellants. Of those decreed to be paid, some were over and others under $500. The appellees whose debts are each less than $500, insist that as to them the appeal should be dismissed by this court, because…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Schwed v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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