Raines v. Walker
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of the corporation court of the town of Danville, rendered May 3d, 1880, in the action of ejectment instituted hy James M. Walker, plaintiff, against J. P. Baines, defendant, for the recovery of a certain lot of land in said town. The judgment having been adverse to the defendant, he procured from one of the judges of this court a writ of error and supersedeas. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
John Baugh, a citizen of Danville, conveyed by deed dated January 7th, 1860, a lot in the town of Danville to one Arthur Baugh, his father, in trust for the benefit of his wife and himself, for their joint lives, and to the survivor, remainder to their children. This deed was delivered to the clerk of the corporation court to be recorded, and was actually spread upon the record books, but it appears to have been improperly recorded, not having been acknowledged, as required by law. At the date of this deed, John Baugh had not acquired the legal title to the lot. He acquired the title…
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