Lacks v. Latham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Halifax county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The defendants in error, plaintiffs below, brought an action of ejectment against the plaintiffs in error to recover a tract of 100 acres of land situated in Halifax county, Virginia. At the trial the plaintiffs asserted title to only one-half of the land, and there was a verdict and judgment in their favor for an undivided half only. To that judgment this writ of error was granted.
The entire tract of land was sold by the treasurer of Halifax county for delinquent taxes and purchased in the name of the Auditor of Public Accounts for the benefit of the Commonwealth. The land not having been…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Parsons v. NewmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
- Wright v. CarsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
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