Bruce's v. Bibb's
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Louisa county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
This is an appeal from a decree refusing to cancel a bond executed by B. L. Bruce to W. E. Bibb. The bill prayed for an injunction against the collection of the bond, but the decree held it valid and established it as a debt against the estate of Bruce, subject, however, to a credit of $500.
The bond reads thus: “Whereas W. E. Bibb has been my counsel for many years, and I am legally indebted to him for service, and for money advanced me from time to ■time, in considerable amount, and whereas he has agreed to accept at my death the sum of five thousand dollars in consideration of what I now…
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