Miller v. Rutledge
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Montgomery county, rendered May 29, 1884, in the case of George W. Fagg, as committee of Joseph G. Rutledge, an insane person, plaintiff, against Charles H. Miller, H. D. Wade, Margaret Miller, wife of Charles H. Miller, and another, defendants.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Montgomery county, rendered May 29, 1884, in the case of George W. Fagg, as committee of Joseph G. Rutledge, an insane person, plaintiff, against Charles H. Miller, H. D. Wade, Margaret Miller, wife of Charles H. Miller, and another, defendants. The object of this suit was to annul a trust deed executed by Joseph G. Rutledge, November 14, 1874, conveying to H. D. Wade, trustee, a tract of land in said county, containing 108 acres, to secure to C. H. Miller a debt of $425, evidenced by two bonds of Mrs. M. J. Craig and Joseph G. Rutledge, one for $200 at…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
(after stating the case), delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant assigns as error the rendering of any decree against him, and the refusal of the court below to dismiss the complainant’s bill.
Without rehearsing and discussing the evidence upon those questions, it is sufficient to state that the record discloses that there was a complete failure to prove any inadequacy of consideration, or any undue influence exercised by the appellant, or any fraud perpetrated upon Joseph G. Rutledge, whereby he was led into signing his sister’s bonds as her surety, or into executing the trust deed,…
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