Legal Opinion

Hudson v. Dismukes

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 15, 1883PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal of H. O. Hudson from decrees of circuit court of Mecklenburg county, rendered 5th December, 1879, and 28th May, 1880, in the suit of E. L. Dismukes, suing for herself and other lien creditors of George O. Venable, against said Venable and others. By deed recorded November, 1871, in Halifax county, said Venable conveyed land in that county in trust to secure a debt to A. G. J effress.

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Appeal of H. O. Hudson from decrees of circuit court of Mecklenburg county, rendered 5th December, 1879, and 28th May, 1880, in the suit of E. L. Dismukes, suing for herself and other lien creditors of George O. Venable, against said Venable and others. By deed recorded November, 1871, in Halifax county, said Venable conveyed land in that county in trust to secure a debt to A. G. J effress. By deed recorded in Halifax and in Mecklenburg in February, 1872, Venable conveyed said Halifax land and a tract in Mecklenburg in trust to secure a debt of $8,000, payable with twelve per cent, interest…

1Opinion of the Court

Lewis, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1877, the appellant, H. O. Hudson, purchased of Gr. G. Yenable 400 acres of land, a portion of a tract containing about 1,250 acres, lying in the county of Halifax. At the time of the purchase the tract was encumbered by a deed of trust to secure the payment of a debt of $8,000 due by the said Yenable to D. S. Marrow, guardian, and by a mortgage to secure the payment of a debt due by the said Yenable to E. O. and A. P. Yenable. The first was executed in 1871, the last in 1875, and both were duly recorded. The consideration of the purchase was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gatewood v. GatewoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  2. Enders v. BruneCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1826
  3. Young v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Federal Land Bank v. JoynesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
  3. Bank of America v. Prestance Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Burgoon v. LavezzoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
  5. Eastern Savings Bank, FSB v. PappasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003

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