Roller v. Moore's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Staunton. Decided at Richmond. Appeal from decree of circuit court of Rockingham county, rendered August 1, 1887, in a chancery suit in the style of Herod Homan and others against James H. Moore’s Administrator and others upon an’original hill, and James IT. Moore’s Administrator against John E. Roller upon a cross bill. The decree being adverse to John E. Roller, he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
*513The case is as follows: James H. Moore having died, the appellee, Herod Homan, filed a creditors’ bill against the appellee, X>. M. Beane, his administrator, his widow and heirs, to have an account of the debts, and to subject the real and personal assets to the payment of the debts. The administrator (Beane) answered and claimed that among the assets of the decedent (Moore) was a policy of insurance for $5,000 in the Equitable life assurance society of the United States, which had been collected by the appellant, John E. Roller, under an alleged assignment., asking that the answer be treated…
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