Terry v. Clark
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Pittsylvania county, rendered August 6th, 1884, in the chancery cause wherein the appellant, Harvey Terry, was complainant, and the appellee, A. J. Clark, was defendant. The decree being adverse to the complainant, he obtained an appeal to this court.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
The facts disclosed by the record are as follows: "William Fontaine, a citizen of Virginia, and resident in the county of Pittsylvania, was the owner of a tract of land lying in said county, conveyed to him, in fee, by a deed from Morris Pollock, dated December 1st, 1859, but not put to record until 17th February, 1868, because of a deficiency in the number of acres in the tract, sold and specified in the deed which had been the subject of adjustment. Fontaine sold this tract of land to one Elisha Keen, Jr., who paid part of the purchase money, and executed his obligation to Fontaine for…
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