Construction Co. v. . Brockenbrough

Civil action. The facts material for the decision of the case are as follows:

This was an action brought by the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, plaintiff, against Ada W. Brockenbrough and others, to remove cloud from title to land, under the provisions of chapter 70, Public Laws 1923. This act provides that where an executor under a will, for the purpose of securing assets with which to pay off valid indebtedness, in good faith, and under the mistaken belief that the will authorized him to do so, sells real estate of said estate for a fair price and applies the proceeds of such…