Ayres v. Robins
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a suit in equity in the circuit court of Northampton county, brought in October, 1870, by William J. Robins, against Henry H. Ayres and Willis Thompson, to i enforce the payment of a balance .of purchase money of land sold by said Robins and his brother, Joseph W. Robins, who had since died, to said Ayres and Thompson. There was a decree in favor of the plaintiff; and thereupon the defendants obtained an appeal. The case is fully stated by Judge Burks in his opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
*This is an appeal from certain decrees and orders of the circuit court of Northampton county. The bill was filed by William J. Robins in his right and as sole heir and distributee at law of Joseph W. Robins, deceased, against Henry H. Ayres, Willis Thompson, and the wife of said Ayres, for the specific execution of a contract made on the 31st day of July, 1866, for the sale of a tract of land called Salt Grove, in Northampton, bordering on Cherrystone creek.
The contract was in writing, signed and sealed by the parties, and a copy is filed as an exhibit and made a part of the bill. “By the…
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