Legal Opinion

Anders v. Tillison

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 9, 1938Published

1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.

In the suit under review the appellee, Eller Tillison, filed her bill against Coy Anders, an infant, praying for partition of certain lands of which she and the defendant were tenants in common and joint owners. It was alleged in the bill that Laura Bowman, the mother of Coy Anders, would be his only heir at law, if he were dead, and she, as well as the infant, was made a party defendant to the bill.

These two joint owners acquired title to the said lands through a deed from William Tillison, husband of the appellee, dated June 7, 1927. We quote from this deed the parts that are necessary to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pennybacker v. SwitzerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  2. Lockard v. WhitenackSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
  3. Valz v. CoinerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
  4. Newberry v. DuttonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
  5. Trent v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1916

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