Teter v. Viquesney
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Philippi, in Bankruptcy. In the matter of Thomas B. Teter, bankrupt. Appeal by Mary Sophia Teter from an order of the District Court in bankruptcy. T. B. Teter was adjudged a bankrupt on the 16th of March, 1909, and on the same day an order was entered referring the matter to Referee George P. Shirley.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Philippi, in Bankruptcy. In the matter of Thomas B. Teter, bankrupt. Appeal by Mary Sophia Teter from an order of the District Court in bankruptcy. T. B. Teter was adjudged a bankrupt on the 16th of March, 1909, and on the same day an order was entered referring the matter to Referee George P. Shirley. On the same day, appellant filed her petition before the referee claiming that, in respect to the land embraced in a deed dated February 3, 1880, executed by Jesse Teter to the bankrupt, his son,…
1Opinion of the CourtPritchard, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). As appears from the statement of facts, Jesse Teter and wife, the father and mother of the bankrupt, on the 3d day of February, 1880, conveyed to Thomas B. Teter, the bankrupt, two tracts of land situated in Barbour county, W. Va., containing 167 and about 20 acres, respectively, and the consideration recited in the said deed was $1,000, $250 paid cash in hand, and three notes for $250 each, secured by a vendor’s lien, retained for the residue. However, it appears that the true consideration of the said conveyance was $3,000, $2,000 of which was an…
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