Little v. Bowen
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal of Mrs. Franklin Little from decree of circuit court of Clarke county, in three suits heard together, viz: Fowle, Snowden & Co. v. Franklin Little, wife and als.; W. L. Chipley and als. v. Same, and Sarah M. Bowen v. Same. The facts essential to the understanding of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
A brief statement of this case is necessary to make the opinion intelligible.
Henry M. Bowen died seized in fee of a tract of land containing about 370 acres. He died intestate, and his wife and seven children survived him. One of the sons purchased the share of a brother and conveyed the shares he owned (two-sevenths), the one acquired by purchase and the other inherited, in trust to secure three bonds of $1,000 each to the vendor, who assigned them to Fowle, Snowden & Co. The purchaser then sold and conveyed the two shares to Franklin Little, subject to the trust deed. Little subsequently…
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