Legal Opinion

Bullock v. Gordon & Wyatt

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 24, 1815PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Samuel Irvine filed his bill, in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Staunton District, against Hannah Bullock, y/m¡am Bailey, and James Bailey ; stating that he had brought suits and obtained judgments on two several bonds the said James Bailey, amounting to about TUI. besides interest: that, during the pendency of said suits, the said James . . . . . . , , . Bailey, m order to defraud his creditors, and to cover his Pr0Perty b’om the just demand of the plaintiff, had…

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Samuel Irvine filed his bill, in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Staunton District, against Hannah Bullock, y/m¡am Bailey, and James Bailey ; stating that he had brought suits and obtained judgments on two several bonds the said James Bailey, amounting to about TUI. besides interest: that, during the pendency of said suits, the said James . . . . . . , , . Bailey, m order to defraud his creditors, and to cover his Pr0Perty b’om the just demand of the plaintiff, had transferred his interest in a certain tract of land in Rockbridge County t0 the said Hannah Bullock, without receiving…

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The president pronounced the'following opinion of this court.

The court is of opinion, that, instead of the decree rendered by the chancellor in this case, he ought to have directed an issue to have tried what Was the amount of the consideration which passed from the said Hannah Bullock to James Bailey, for the land in question ; and whether there was any secret agreement, or understanding, between the said parties, that the said - land was to be holden by the former for the use or benefit of the latter,, ^hf court is farther of opinion, that,’ if it shall turn out, upon the issue aforesaid,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Cochran v. ParisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
  2. Wise v. LambSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
  3. Colbert v. SuttonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1880
  4. Lavell v. Gold's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874
  5. Lavell v. Gold's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874

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