Christian & Gunn v. Worsham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Three causes, virtually one, submitted together, being appeals from a decree of corporation court of Danville, rendered 10th July, 1882, in the chancery cause therein pending, under style of M. T. SJcinner, by, &c. v. J. M. O. Smith, Trustee, and others. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Faunteeroy, J.,
delivered the .opinion of the court.
The transcript of the record in this suit presents the following case:
By deed, dated January 1st, 1875, J. H. Johnston conveyed to J. McSmith, as trustee, a vacant lot in the town of Dan-ville, Virginia, fronting 76 feet on Main street and running back 200 feet, for the consideration of $1,000.00—the said property to be held by said trustee as the separate estate of Mary F. Skinner, wife of T. C. Skinner, for her natural life, and at her death to go to her children.
*102By deed, dated January 30th, 1875, M. Hart & Co. conveyed to the same trustee…
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