Lyne v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Virginia
These were appeals from the superior court of chancery for the Richmond district. John Lyne filed his bill in the high court of chancery against George Jackson and William Martin,* executors of Hezekiah Davisson deceased, William Haymond and the Register of the Land Office, setting forth the following case: that John Lyne the complainant being possessed of certain treasury warrants, entered into an agreement wish Hezekiah Davisson, by which it was witnessed, 44 that the said…
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These were appeals from the superior court of chancery for the Richmond district. John Lyne filed his bill in the high court of chancery against George Jackson and William Martin,* executors of Hezekiah Davisson deceased, William Haymond and the Register of the Land Office, setting forth the following case: that John Lyne the complainant being possessed of certain treasury warrants, entered into an agreement wish Hezekiah Davisson, by which it was witnessed, 44 that the said John Lyne hath this day delivered the “ said Davisson two land warrants No. 15170 and 15171. “No. 15170 is for eight…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Brooke,
delivered the opinion of the court:*
The court is of opinion, that the appellants properly came into a court of chancery for the relief prayed in the original bill, against the representatives of Hezekiah Davisson, and also for the relief sought by the supplemental bill against James Wilson and Daniel Davisson, and that the register of the land office was a proper party in both cases, to effectuate the relief to be decreed them. The object of the original bill was, to prevent the issuing of a patent by the register on the survey of the lands in controversy, or an assignment…
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