Taylor v. Mallory
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Orange county rendered May 5, 1896, in an action of ejectment wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants. ■ The plaintiff in the court below claimed that the land in controversy formerly belonged to John Edwards; that John Edwards, by deed dated May 15, 1838, conveyed a tract of 205 acres of land, which included the land in controversy, to Wm.
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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Orange county rendered May 5, 1896, in an action of ejectment wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants. ■ The plaintiff in the court below claimed that the land in controversy formerly belonged to John Edwards; that John Edwards, by deed dated May 15, 1838, conveyed a tract of 205 acres of land, which included the land in controversy, to Wm. M. Chapman for the support of his imbecile daughter, Hannah Mary Edwards; that shortly thereafter the said John Edwards died, his daughter Hannah Mary…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Bill of exception Ho. 1 is to the action of the court in admitting certain documentary evidence. The petition for a writ of error makes no allusion to this exception, no ground of objection to the court’s action has been pointed out or suggested, and this court perceiving none, the exception must be treated as not well taken.
Bill of exception Ho. 2 is to the action of the court in admitting the testimony of Joseph Bell to prove what was said on a former trial by a witness who had since died. This exception is not made the subject of assignment as error in the petition, and need not be…
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