Burtners v. Keran
Supreme Court of Virginia
This case was argued at the last term of the court at Staunton, and was decided in Richmond at its present term. This was an action of covenant in the Circuit court of the county of Rockingham, brought in March 1860, by Eli Reran against Ezra and Solomon Burtner. The covenant sued on is a covenant of general warranty, in a deed bearing date the 21st day of January 1858, by which.
Read the full summary
This case was argued at the last term of the court at Staunton, and was decided in Richmond at its present term. This was an action of covenant in the Circuit court of the county of Rockingham, brought in March 1860, by Eli Reran against Ezra and Solomon Burtner. The covenant sued on is a covenant of general warranty, in a deed bearing date the 21st day of January 1858, by which. Ezra and Solomon Burtner and their wives, in consideration of $2,000, conveyed to Eli Reran, a tract of land of one hundred and twenty acres, lying in Edgar county, in the State of Illinois; it being “the same land…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
The first question to be considered is, whether the court below erred iu admitting as evidence the record of the proceedings and decree of the Circuit court of Edgar county, Illinois. It is insisted that this record was not competent evidence for any purpose; for the reason, that the defendants in that suit were not residents of the State of Illinois, were not served with process, or otherwise notified of the institution of the *60suit. It is true that none of the defendants lived in that State; but the land is located there, and that is sufficient to give the court jurisdiction. It is the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cox v. Thomas' Adm'xSupreme Court of Virginia · 1852
3Cited by11 opinions
- Nye v. LovittSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Young v. YoungSupreme Court of Virginia · 1893
- Columbia Accident Ass'n v. RockeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Gregory v. PeoplesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
- Jordan v. ChambersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.