Stansbury's Adm'r v. Stansbury
West Virginia Supreme Court
Green, Judge, furnishes the following statement of the case: The bill in this cause was filed in the circuit court of Brooke county by James F. Watts and George MeWha, administrators of Nicholas Stansbury, for the purpose of subjecting the real estate of the decedent to the payment of his debts, his personalty being insufficient.
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Green, Judge, furnishes the following statement of the case: The bill in this cause was filed in the circuit court of Brooke county by James F. Watts and George MeWha, administrators of Nicholas Stansbury, for the purpose of subjecting the real estate of the decedent to the payment of his debts, his personalty being insufficient. It is unnecessary to state the proceedings in the cause except so far as they relate to the appellant, Rebecca Hindman, who by an amended bill was made a party defendant. She in her answer set up that she was the bona fide owner of a negotiable note executed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Green, Judge:
Whatever diversity of opinion there may have been as to the circumstances under which compound interest or interest upon interest can he collected, there is one thing which must be regarded as definitely settled in Virginia and in this State, viz: That an agreement to pay interest upon interest is valid, if made after the interest, which is to bear interest, has become due. (Craig v. McCulloch et al, 20 W. Va. 154; Genin v. Ingersoll, 11 W. Va. 549; Pendall v. Bank of Marietta, 10 Leigh 481; Childers v. Dean, 4 Rand. 406; Fully v. Davis, 26 Gratt. 903-911). This is settled law…
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