Blanton v. Heckscher
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced July 16, 1901, in a suit in chancery, ■wherein the appellee, A. Ileckscher, suing on behalf of himself and others, was the complainant, and the appellant was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The question involved in this appeal is as to the authority of a chancery court to compel a trustee who denies liability to pay *43money into court, ■ before his responsibility for the fund has been adjudicated.
It appears that a syndicate composed of A. Heekscher, appellant, Joseph W. Blanton, appellee, and other creditors of the Virginia Pyrites Mining Company, purchased the real estate of that corporation, under an agreement that their interests therein should be in proportion to the amount of their respective demands.
Por convenience, the property was conveyed to Joseph "W. Blanton, trustee,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wills' adm'r v. Dunn's adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1849
- Davis v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. NewtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Heckscher v. BlantonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Ogilvie v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1949