Vest v. Michie
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of ■Louisa county, brought by Charles H. Michie against James M. Vest, George H. Bramham, and the executor of John R. Quarles to enforce the payment of the balance of purchase money of land sold to Bramham by Michie, and afterwards sold by Bramham to Vest.
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This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of ■Louisa county, brought by Charles H. Michie against James M. Vest, George H. Bramham, and the executor of John R. Quarles to enforce the payment of the balance of purchase money of land sold to Bramham by Michie, and afterwards sold by Bramham to Vest. Bramham had given a deed of trust on the land to secure the purchase money, and both the deed by Michie to Bramham and the trust deed were executed at the same time, and both were attested by Vest as one of three subscribing witnesses; but the deed- of trust was never recorded. Vest answered,…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
Charles H. Michie, by deed bearing date the 2d of February, 1859, conveyed certain lands to G-eorge H. Bramham, in the county of Louisa, for the considera^tion of $7,500, the receipt whereof is acknowledged on the face of the deed; and on the same day the said G-eorge II. Bramham conveyed the said lands to John B. Quarles in trust to secure the payment of three bonds, each for $2,500—one payable the 1st of May, 1859, one payable the 1st of May, 1860, and the other payable the 1st of May, 1861; the two last bearing interest from the 1st of May, 1859—which bonds were executed by the said…
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