Coltrane v. Worrell
Supreme Court of Virginia
On the 30th day of March, 1857, Amos Worrell and Darthula, his wife, then of the county of Carroll, between whom there was then pending a suit for a from bed and board, brought by him, compromised the matter, and in pursuance of the compromise he settled on her a portion of his estate, to be “secure from his control and disposition and free from all liability for his debts and obligations.”
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On the 30th day of March, 1857, Amos Worrell and Darthula, his wife, then of the county of Carroll, between whom there was then pending a suit for a from bed and board, brought by him, compromised the matter, and in pursuance of the compromise he settled on her a portion of his estate, to be “secure from his control and disposition and free from all liability for his debts and obligations.” Accordingly, by deed dated on that day and duly recorded, they conveyed to William Kyle, in fee simple with general warranty, a tract of land in the said county, and also certain slaves and other personal…
1Opinion of the Court
Moncure, P.,
after stating the case, proceeded:
The first and principal assignment of error in the decree appealed from in this case is, that credit was not therein given to the trustee, Coltrane, in the settlement of his account as trustee, for eight hundred and ten dollars, claimed by him as having been invested in 1863 or 1864 in Confederate bonds on account of the trust. This is indeed the only assignment of error on account of which, it seems, that an appeal in this ease was allowed, though all the assignments of error made in the petition, •or ore tenus or in writing, in the argument,…
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