Hook v. Hook
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Highland county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
In accordance with the will of John M. Hook, deceased, the 630 acres of land in controversy was sold in a suit for partition on November 15, 1902, and George W. Hook, a son of the testator, became the purchaser at the price of $5,920. He paid in cash $414.40, and made three notes for the deferred payments with appellant, Lillian V. Hook, his sister, and M. E.. Hook, wife of appellee, A. J. Hook, as sureties. M. E. Hook took a child’s share in testator’s estate under the will, subject to certain debts that' her husband owed the estate, and on…
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