Barnes v. Crockett's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell county in an action of debt. Judgment for the plaintiff.. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Numerous errors are assigned on this writ of error, but most if not all of them depend upon the question, whether or not the bonds sued on, which were given for an existing, indebtedness, were a novation of the prior contract.
It appears that Robert Barnes, the father of the petitioners (his three sons), made a conveyance to them of valuable-lands by which, among other things, he required each of them to pay certain sums to their three sisters at designated periods, but with the provision that if either of the sisters died without issue living before any part of the amount directed to be paid…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- State Bank v. Domestic Sewing Machine Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Dougherty v. PetersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
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