Legal Opinion
Commercial & Savings Bank v. Burton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 6, 1944No. Record No. 2768PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.
*135When this controversy arose, and its sequels were first conceived, a number of issues were urged in the pleadings which are not now relevant in view of this frank avowal found in the appellee’s brief:
“We eliminate the allegations relative to the Bryan note, because it is doubtful whether it could have been collected. The National Fruit Products Company stock, the Commercial and Savings and the Farmers and Merchants were all Winchester investments. The evidence relative to them met the required tests, and while the loss to the estate is considerable, we could not honestly ask the Court for any…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harris v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- County of Mecklenburg v. BealesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- In Re PettigrewNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1934
- Buckle v. MarshallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Powers v. PowersSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re Estate of StokesWarren County Circuit Court · 1995
- Gaymon v. GaymonFairfax County Circuit Court · 2003