Florance v. Morien
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Henrico county pronounced June 17, 1899, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee, John R. Morien, was the complainant, and the appellant, R. R. Florance, trustee, and others were the.defendants.
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Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Henrico county pronounced June 17, 1899, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee, John R. Morien, was the complainant, and the appellant, R. R. Florance, trustee, and others were the.defendants. In lieu of certifying the records of the trial court, this cause is heard in this court under the following agreement of all the parties: “ It is agreed by and between counsel for all parties in tbe above styled cause that the following case be stated for the consideration of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Yirginia, presenting two questions of law for…
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
The first assignment of error is that the Circuit Court erred in holding that the real estate sought to be partitioned was *31fiable in the hands of the heirs of the decedent and those who held under them for the State and county taxes remaining unpaid with which it had been assessed during the lifetime of his widow, to whom it had been assigned as dower.
It does not appear that the taxes in controversy, either to the State or county, amount to the sum of $500. This court is, therefore, without jurisdiction so far as the decree complained of is in favor of the Commonwealth and the county of…
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