Powell v. Bell's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Rockbridge county, rendered 18th March, 1885, in the chancery cause of Bell and als. v. Heflin, Haughawont and others. The object of the suit ivas to subject the real estate of the defendants to the lien of a judgment of the county court of Augusta county, against three of the defendants.
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Appeal from decree of circuit court of Rockbridge county, rendered 18th March, 1885, in the chancery cause of Bell and als. v. Heflin, Haughawont and others. The object of the suit ivas to subject the real estate of the defendants to the lien of a judgment of the county court of Augusta county, against three of the defendants. By its decree the circuit court ordered a certain house and lot, situate in Staunton, and in the possession of and owned by the heirs of Mrs. Mary A. Bare, deceased, to be sold to satisfy one-half of said judgment, &c. From this decree those heirs obtained an appeal to…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
At the May 'term, 1857, of the county court of Augusta county, Samuel H. Bell, Henry Eidson, and Jacob Baylor recovered a judgment against Henry Bare, John M. Heflin, and John W. Haughawont for $500, with interest from May 30th, 1855, and costs. Henry Bare, the principal debtor, and John M. Heflin resided in the county of Augusta, and John W. Haughawont, in the county of Rockbridge. On this judgment execution issued in the county of Augusta, and was returned unsatisfied; and another execution issued and sent to the county of Rockbridge, and was also returned unsatisfied.
*224In March, 1872, said…
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