The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-06
TENAANT VS.. DUNLOP,
Inc Noted Case Decided BY Judge Hancock,
Of Petersburg, for Defendant. :
An APPEAL, WILL PROBABLY Be TAKEN

The Congrcgation of st. yol,ll'.{
Episcopal Church viii Erect u
New House Of worship "A Ke
rnnrinhic Answer tn Prayer.
~, petersburg. Va, Feb. 6.-(SpeciaD-
me Eebruary term Of the Circuit Co,1rt. .
W iCterSDurg. Judge Il. a. IIancock
ltssldlhS, opened this morning at 10
oe'ocs; on when Judge Hancock rendered
an oral decision In tile suit OF Tennant
VS.. Dunlop. The court held that The
transactions between Mr. Dunloy7 and
AIRS. remnant In reference to the eood
WI NIL and brands OF the old firm OF .. 3.
arn aennant =. y Co, was made IN good faith
ana IS valid, and TINT the evidence fails
10 snow thnt the estate or y. b. Tenant
Was IN any way injured thereby. THE
decree Will be suspended for ninety
gays TO allow an appeal to the Supreme
Court Of Virginia. - IL #
HISTORY OF TUE CASE.
Ih,s suit was brought by the heirs. OF
the late d. Il. Tenant, VS.. Mr.. David
dunlop to force Mr.. Dunlop 10 pavflini
me neirs OF MIR. Tenant half interest
III all the profits he has made on ce,..
tam brands or tobacco Of the late firm,
" -. IS. remnant d Co, since the 1st OF
nant alleged that the sum paid by Mr..
Dunlop TO the eXecutrix Of Mr.. Tennant
Tor these brands was much less Than !
their value. The defendant claimed that
ne bought the brands, as we'll as Che
other assets or the old concern belonging
10 the estate OF Mr.. Tennant under Il
contract with his eXecutriX. The defen-
dant also claimed thnt Mrs. Tenant.
acting under the advice OF counsel, real.
lied for the estate Of Mr. 'rcnnant on hfs
Interest III the partnership corncern
much more than she could have real
lzed IN any other way ana that he paid
full price for the whole interest pur-
CHASED by him, as was recognizcd by the
executrix at the time. AMI wns after
wards reported by her 10 the HustfnEs$
Court Of Petersburg for confirmation.
within about year Of the time the con
tract was made and was confirmed by
ne court The counsel IN the case
we're Messrs. stiles K HOLIDAY, Hill
Carter and Allen Potts, Of Richmond, X
and Mr.. Wm. r.. McKenney, OF Peters,
burg. The defendant was represented
by D; Messrs' Alexander Hamilton and
nicnard IS: Davis, Of Petersburg, aud
Mr.. Frank ". Christian, of Richmond .
AFTER rendering his opinion In this case
Judge Hancock adjourned the court to
the 10Th instant. when the suits OF H.
y. Kidd VS.. the City or Petersburg and
II. Il. Kidd VS.. w. II. Camp Will be
called for trial. a.
a NEW HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
The congregation OF ST. Johns Eplsco-
pal church, which is on Washington
street, are TO have a new place or wor-
ship erected on the site on which now
stands their present church. Rev W. a.
K. Goodwin. the rector. sometime ago
went North and requested the rectors
Of the Episcopal churches whom he saw
TO give part of their Easter collec-
tons towards the building fund Of his
new church, and several Of them prom
ised to do so. .s
IN ANSWER TO PRAYERS.
d
Mr.. Goodwin told me this morning
that for the past week he had been
praying that Mrs. D. b. Tenant would
give his church the old brick smoke
stack Of the brick tobacco factory or d.
3. Tenant & Co, on Washington street,
which was destroyed BY fire years ago,
for the building OF his new church. Mr.:
Goodwin's prayers have been answered,
for he went over to Richmond yester-
day and saw Mrs. Tenant and she
kindly consented TO give the church the
brick smoke stack. ifse sS,aslS.
Rev. II. L. Derby, Of Accomac county.
who has accepted a call to the charge
Of the Good Shepherd Memorial Episco-
pol church, in this city, arrived acre last
night, and Will enter upon his duties
sermon on next Sunday. Mr.. DENLY will
also have charge Of st. Johns Episcopal
church at City Point, and Merchant
Hope church. Prince George county.
MISS Mamie Scott is on visit to
friends in Norfolk.
DEATHS.
Mrs. Sarah e., wife Of MIR. w O.
Shanks, delivery clerk at the nostofiice
in this city, died last night OF pneumo-
MIA. The deceased was 4 daughter Of
Mrs. Elizabeth Butler. OF this place.
She leaves three children. . G
Mrs. w. III. Edwards died quite sud
denly at her residence, in this city, last
night. 81
The condition Of Mr.. T. L. Shippen,
Collector Of Customs here. wh ose Illness
has been announced, remains lnchang
ed.
Mrs. Rennie Butterworth, Of Dinwi3 5
die county, who has been quite sick i,
with grip. is much better. -R
Miss Saliic Huntington, of Farmvilla, n
is on q. visit to Mrs. j. Is. Shasham Jr..
Hon. 7. Il. Tucker Efi.
Lexington, Va, Feb. 5.-Hon. John /.