Combs' Administrator v. Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Commissioner Stanley—

Affirming.

Tbe appeal involves the right of the appellant to recover of a judgment creditor money shown to have been paid debtor’s attorney, and with which, it appears, he absconded.

In 1918 the Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Company sued Jesse Combs and his wife, Eachel Combs, for specific performance of a contract to convey certain mineral rights. On April 9, 1923, a decree directing such performance was entered with a judgment over against the plaintiff for the balance of the recited consideration, $913.91. In that suit Combs had employed J, M. Dixon…