Selden v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Gloucester county. Decree for the complainants. Defendants appeal. The consent decree referred to in the dissenting opinion is in the following words and figures: “This cause this day came on by consent of parties to be heard upon the hill and exhibits filed therewith, regularly taken for confessed as to the defendants, Charles Selden and I. H. Selden, Thomas Tahb, trustee, and Annie J. Phoebus, and the report of Commissioner Ivy…
Read the full summary
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Gloucester county. Decree for the complainants. Defendants appeal. The consent decree referred to in the dissenting opinion is in the following words and figures: “This cause this day came on by consent of parties to be heard upon the hill and exhibits filed therewith, regularly taken for confessed as to the defendants, Charles Selden and I. H. Selden, Thomas Tahb, trustee, and Annie J. Phoebus, and the report of Commissioner Ivy filed on the 13th day of September, 1894, to which report no exceptions have been taken, and was argued by counsel.…
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
"On or about the 27th day of July, 1890, Charles Selden and wife executed their joint note to the Baldwin Avalon Fertilizer Company, in the sum of $1,914, payable three months after date to the order of the fertilizer company, without offset; negotiable and payable at the Citizens Bank of Richmond, Va., the note being executed under the following circumstances:
One of the makers’ sons was employed by the fertilizer company, and wished to purchase 500 shares of the stock of the company; and the note was executed, upon the promise on the part of the fertilizer company that it would issue the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eisenbach v. HatfieldWashington Supreme Court · 1891
- Cussen v. Brandt & DunlopSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Stebbins & Lawson v. BruceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
- Etheridge's Adm'r v. Parker & WifeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
- Prim v. McIntoshWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- Riggsby v. TrittonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. GrahamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
- Anderson v. Union BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Hopkins v. GriffinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.