Coffman v. Coffman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal' from decree of circuit court of Rockingham county, rendered January 13th, 1880, in the cause of Jonathan Shafer and others against David Coffman’s representatives. This is the sequel to Coffman’s Executors &, als. v. Shafer & al., 29 Gratt. 173. Joseph Coffman, in 1844, conveyed his land to David Coffman by deed absolute on its face.
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Appeal' from decree of circuit court of Rockingham county, rendered January 13th, 1880, in the cause of Jonathan Shafer and others against David Coffman’s representatives. This is the sequel to Coffman’s Executors &, als. v. Shafer & al., 29 Gratt. 173. Joseph Coffman, in 1844, conveyed his land to David Coffman by deed absolute on its face. Later on the same day, David conveyed the same land to Allen O. Bryant, trustee, to secure payment of $5,000, which Jonathan Shafer that day loaned to David. It was proved hy parol that the land had been conveyed by Joseph to David on condition that the…
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
On the 19th day of August, 1844, Joseph Coffman conveyed to David Coffman, his son, two tracts of land lying in the said county of Rockingham. On the same day, after the said conveyance, the said David conveyed the same land to Bryant, trustee, in trust to secure the payment of a bond for $5,000, executed the same day to Jonathan Shafer by the said David.
David Coffman was placed in possession of the land and continued in the possession of the same to the time of his death in 1862, and after his death his widow, Josephine, who is the appellant here, continued to occupy the same.
In 1861,…
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