Brame v. Read
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county. Decree for defendants. Complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
The appellants, claiming under the will of Martha J. Read, filed their bill against the appellees, in which they sought to establish their title as equitable owners of a tract of land which the defendants claim as the heirs at law of Charles F. Read. The legal title is clearly in the appellees under a deed, dated November 18, 1876, whereby Arthur H. Davis, the father of Martha H. Read, reciting a consideration of natural love and affection for his daughter, and $500 due by him to his daughter for money received from her grandfather’s estate, conveyed the land to Charles P. Read, her husband.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Page v. PageSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
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