Cox v. Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States fo.r the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond, in Bankruptcy; Edmund Waddill, Jr., Judge. , 'In the^matter of Fred Cox, bankrupt; Maxwell G. Wallace, trustee. From an order of the District Court, Levey C. Cox, Snow S. Cox, and Mamie J. Casper appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
The record presents this question: Has the bankrupt, Fred Cox, an interest as tenant by the curtesy in the real estate which belonged to his wife at the time of her death?
' The real estate in question, which consists of about three acres of improved land in Henrico county, Va., near the city of Richmond, was conveyed to Fannie V. Cox, wife of the bankrupt, on May 24, 1905. The consideration received by the grantors was $2,500, all of which was paid at the time. Of this sum $1,500, or thereabouts, was paid by Cox out of his own funds, and the balance raised on the note of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company v. St. Paul Water Commissioners; Minneapolis Mill Company v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Bondurant v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- St. Anthony Falls Water Power Co. v. St. Paul Water Comm'rsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Jones v. Jones' Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Ratliff v. RatliffSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cullom v. KearnsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1925