Massey v. Yancey
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Staunton. Decided at Richmond. Error to judgment of the circuit court of Augusta county, rendered at May term, 1892, upon suggestions tiled in circuit court of Rockingham county by Edward S. Yancey and wife against John E. Massey and others, John E. King and wife against same, and Joseph N. Massey and wife against same, asserting a liability on the Virginia Laud and Loan Company, the Sherwood Land Company, W. L. Fleming, A. C. Braxton, trustee, and H. C. Braxton,…
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Argued at Staunton. Decided at Richmond. Error to judgment of the circuit court of Augusta county, rendered at May term, 1892, upon suggestions tiled in circuit court of Rockingham county by Edward S. Yancey and wife against John E. Massey and others, John E. King and wife against same, and Joseph N. Massey and wife against same, asserting a liability on the Virginia Laud and Loan Company, the Sherwood Land Company, W. L. Fleming, A. C. Braxton, trustee, and H. C. Braxton, trustee, by virtue of the liens of their respective writs of fieri facias issued from the clerk’s office of the…
1Opinion of the CourtRichaRDSON, J.
For the purposes of this case it is only necessary to state, that the Virginia Land and Loan Company, on the 10th day of October, 1891, filed its answer to the effect that John E. Massey is the subscriber and owner of fifty shares of its capital stock on which he has paid $800, leaving $4,200 still due, according to the terms of its constitution and by-laws, and that the respondent has no other property of the said John E. Massey in its possession or under its control.
On the 11th day of May, 1892, the said John E. Massey filed his answer, sworn to and subscribed by him, stating that the stock…
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