French v. Townes
Supreme Court of Virginia
In the year 1841 Thomas Payne of Greens-ville county, being' greatly embarrassed and having left the state, James S. French, who had advanced money and incurred liabilities for him, went in search of him; and meeting him in Baltimore, an arrangement was made between them, in pursuance of which Payne executed to French two instruments, both bearing date the 1st day of December 1841, and acknowledged before two justices of the peace in the city of Baltimore on the next day:…
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In the year 1841 Thomas Payne of Greens-ville county, being' greatly embarrassed and having left the state, James S. French, who had advanced money and incurred liabilities for him, went in search of him; and meeting him in Baltimore, an arrangement was made between them, in pursuance of which Payne executed to French two instruments, both bearing date the 1st day of December 1841, and acknowledged before two justices of the peace in the city of Baltimore on the next day: But the certificate of the justices does not say the instrument was certified in order to be recorded. Both instruments…
1Opinion of the CourtAelen, J.
In the year 1841 Thomas Payne of Greensville county, being greatly embarrassed, and having left the state, the appellant, who had advanced money to and incurred liabilities for him, went in search of him, and meeting him in Baltimore, an arrangement was made between them, out of which this ^controversy has arisen. Payne executed to the appellant two instruments, both bearing date on the 1st day of December 1841, and acknowledged before two justices of the peace in the city of Baltimore on the next day. Both instruments were lodged in the clerk’s office for Greensville count}' at a quarter to…
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