Jones v. McGruder
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of chancery court of city of Richmond, rendered November 16th, 1889, in a suit wherein Jenkins M. Jones, Mary E. Brock, M. Johnson Brock, her husband, Nan-, nie M. Marshall, Ella W. Jones, John K. Jones and Morgan T. Jones, the last three being infants suing by their mother, Sarah E. Jones, are complainants, and William M. McGruder, • John T. Jones, Jerry W-. Jones, M. M. Gilliam and John K. Branch, trustees; and John P. Branch, are defendants.
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Appeal from decree of chancery court of city of Richmond, rendered November 16th, 1889, in a suit wherein Jenkins M. Jones, Mary E. Brock, M. Johnson Brock, her husband, Nan-, nie M. Marshall, Ella W. Jones, John K. Jones and Morgan T. Jones, the last three being infants suing by their mother, Sarah E. Jones, are complainants, and William M. McGruder, • John T. Jones, Jerry W-. Jones, M. M. Gilliam and John K. Branch, trustees; and John P. Branch, are defendants. The decree being adverse to the complainants, they appealed. > Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
The record discloses the following case: On the — day of April, 1887, the petitioners and their mother, Sarah E. Jones, filed a bill in the chancery court of the city of Richmond against William M. McGruder, John T. Jones, and Jerry W. Jones, to set aside the deeds hereinafter referred to; and the defendants having demurred to the bill on the ground that Mrs. Sarah E. Jones was not a proper party to the suit, the court sustained the demurrer and dismissed the bill, with leave to petitioners to bring another suit without joining their mother. Thereupon, on the 5th day of August, 1887, •…
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