Legal Opinion
Evans v. Rice
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1898PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal from several decrees of the Circuit Court of Prince Edward county pronounced in a suit in chancery wherein the appellant, E. L. Evans, was the complainant, and the appellees, and A. J. Davis, appellant, were the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The facts of this case are as follows: In 1875 E. H„ Scott and A. J. Davis purchased of C. C. Earley “ lot Ko. 90,” in the town of Earmville, Va., at the price of $3,500, and received from him a deed. On September 1, 1875, when the conveyance to them was made, Scott and Davis paid $500 in cash, and executed their bond for the remaining $3,000 of the purchase money in the following words :
“Earmville, Va., Sept. 1,1875.
“$3,000.
“ Three years after date we promise and bind ourselves for value received to pay to O. O. Earley the just and full sum of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Brockenbrough's Ex'ors v. Spindle's Adm'rsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1866
3Cited by16 opinions
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