Berkeley & Harrison v. Green
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of tibe Corporation Court of the city of Danville in a suit in chancery under the style of J ohnston & Cheek v. Creen, Trustee, and Others, in which appellants filed their petition.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The controversy on this appeal is between appellants and creditors of the late John W. Holland with respect to a fee asserted by the former, as counsel for Berryman Green, trustee, against a trust fund under the control of the court.
It appears that John W. Holland, who had become liable as indorser for his brother, O. G. Holland, in the sum of $156,-235.10, conveyed a large amount of valuable property, real and personal, in trust to secure creditors holding indorsed notes, and other creditors of the grantor. The deed contains, among other stipulations, the following:
“It is understood and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cochran v. Richmond & Alleghany R.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1895
3Cited by5 opinions
- Willson v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
- Williams v. BondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
- Stull v. HarveySupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
- In Re Wt Byrns, IncorporatedDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
- Wilson v. LanghorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906