Morriss v. Harveys & Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
This is an appeal from a decree of the chancery court of the city of Richmond. It was heard at Richmond, but decided at Staunton.
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This is an appeal from a decree of the chancery court of the city of Richmond. It was heard at Richmond, but decided at Staunton. The facts necessary for a proper understanding of the case, so far as they are not stated in the opinion of Staples, J., are these: In December, 1871, Abner F. Harvey and John H. Williams, surviving partners of the firm of Harveys & Williams, filed their bill in the circuit court of the city of Richmond, in which they alleged that on the 15th of March, 1869, Charles Y. Morriss conveyed to P. H. Aylett, as trustee, a tract of land, lying in the county of Buckingham,…
1Opinion of the CourtStaples, J.
The learned judge of the chancery court was of the opinion that the judgment recovered by Merrick & Sons against Charles Y. Morriss was fully satisfied and discharged by the settlement of June 5th, 1869; but that the debt for which the judgment was rendered was not extinguished, but still remained, and having been contracted prior to the conveyance of the “Montevideo” estate to Mrs. Morriss and her children, might be enforced against that estate.
With great respect to the opinions of the chancellor, I ■cannot concur in this view. It seems to me that if the judgment is to be regarded as…
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