Greenhow's administratrix v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
The questionin this case was, whether certain Deeds of Trust conveying real estate, executed by Doctor James Greerihow, (late of the City of RicI~~ond,) for the bene- fit ot Shelton and Harris, aud of Gharles Smith, were usurious or not. 1. A Three Bills successively, (the two last amendatory of the first,) were filed by the appellants in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, for junctions to prevent the trustees from proceeding to sell the property…
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The questionin this case was, whether certain Deeds of Trust conveying real estate, executed by Doctor James Greerihow, (late of the City of RicI~~ond,) for the bene- fit ot Shelton and Harris, aud of Gharles Smith, were usurious or not. 1. A Three Bills successively, (the two last amendatory of the first,) were filed by the appellants in the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, for junctions to prevent the trustees from proceeding to sell the property conveyed by two Deeds in favour of Shelton and Harris, for $6492, and $6900, and by one Deed in favour of Charles Smith for…
1Opinion of the Court
January 25th 1820, the Judges delivered their opinions.
Judge Coaxtek.
I am of opinion that there is no error in the decree appealed from, and which dissolves the Injunction as it regards the debts created by the intestate of the appellants with Shelton and Harris and Charles Smith, for the different sales of stock by the latter to the former; it not appearing that there was usury in either of those transactions.
As to the debt of $2400 formerly due to Shelton and Harris, and which has been paid off, if usury existed in that case, the appellants, on proving it, or on it’s being confessed by the…
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