Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-07-30
Circuit Court Proceedings, July Term
cHANcERY CAUSES econtinred)

Henry Jones VS.. Tom Jones etc.
j Private sale of land to Wesley Ar11!-
stiong confirmed AMI A. L. Jones APP
pointed to make the decd to said
Armstrong. :
". F. Gwin 6; Co. VS.. Emma R.
Winner &c. C. G. Hildebrand Tlus-
tee VS.. Cornelius Winner &c. These
two causes are consolidated and are
submitted to the court for decree in
vacation.
John M. Swoope etc. VS.. Rylan M.
swoope &c. The widow,~Mrs. Nan
1n1s>5 swoope having decided to take
her dover committed into money, and
e. B. Jones, Comr. is directed to dis
burse the money in his hands to said
widow and her children.
Mrs. Mary E. Rexrode VS.. Bonnie
Rexrode etc. Mary e. Rexrode for
herself RECEIVERS against the estate OF
n. ]. Rexrode, decd the sum of ST.
S52.49, which is money she adVanc-
cd in the payment Of debts. A final
decree.)
Annie M. Rexrode etc. VS.. Mary L.
simmons. On petition of B. II. Hi
iner tic bidding On the land solGhere-
in to c. II. Pullin, was rcopencd. This
land e15a acres was sold to said Pull
lin for $121300 and at the bidding
in court said B. H. Hincr became the
highest bidder at the sum Of $2,O75.-
90 at which said land was sold to him
and confirmed, also the sale to j.
Howard Siron of 214 acres and 2.1O
acres. E. B. Jones, Spl. Comr. ap-
pointed to make the purchasers deeds
Lille V. Hook VS.. C. G. Ralston,
Admir- of Dorthy Hook, decd. etc.
For good cause shown, an injunction
is awarded, enjoining and restrain
ing C. G. Ralston, Admr. from furth-
; er prosecuting certain action of de-
tinue against the plaintiff and from
interfering with said plaintiff in
her possession of the property sought
to be recovered in said action.
Edward H. Ryder etc. vs.. Emma
Ryder etc. The lands of Harvey
Ryder directed to be sold, after due
advertising by John NJ. Colaw, Spl.
Comr.
Lillian v. Hook VS.. A. ]. Hook.
This cause (out of chancery) came
on to be heard before jury, upon
the mandate of the Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia. The issue made
up in the case was as follows: WAS
there an agreement between A. ].
Hook and Lillian V. Hook at the
time she purchased the land in con-
troversy that when the said A. j.
should pay to G. 0. Fleisher the mon
ey borrowed from him and also pay
to her what is known in the record
! as her estate money and any other
money advanced by her on the pur-
chase of the property, she should
then convey to him the land in con-,
ttroversy." The jurors were as fol-
lows: E. B. Whitelaw, H.,F. .Herold,
H. l.. Beverage, ]. B. Lightner, R. Lee
Gum and w. e., Gum. On Friday
the jury returned the following YER
dict: I'VE, the jury answer the is
sue submitted to us by the court, in
the affirmative. R. Lee Gum fore
man Which verdict the court APP
proved, and that the motion for
new trial by Miss Lillian V. Hook be
set aside. And the court referred
this cause to Joseph A. Glasgow, who
is appointed Special Master for the
purpose, who shall take, state or re-
Iport the following accounts: First:
An account showing what interest, if
any, Lillian V. Hook has or had in
any live stock claimed to be owned
by A. ]. Hook upon the land in con-
troversy in this cause; and if any
moneys advanced by Lillian V. Hook
to A. ]. Hook for the purchase of live
stock or other purposes. End an ac-
count of all the dealingc and trans
actions between the parties hereto.
Third, An account showing the ex-
act amount of principal and interest
which A. J. Hook should be required
to pay to Lillian V. Hook, in order
to entitle him to conveyance of the
land, as we'll as any other matters
deemed pertinent by the parties.
COMMON LAW CASES
Chas. Arbogast VS.. W. P. Will, tres
pass. Dismissed settled.
]. R. WatkinsMed. Co. VS.. G. w.
Beverage. Dismissed.
Lineweaver Motor Co. VS.. C. B.
Warner. Dismissed.
First National Bank VS.. Berlin
Gutshall, A. j. Terry and G. G. Gut
shall. Judgement forplaintiff against
the endorsers for $847.58 and dis
missed without prejudice as to Berlin
Gutshall.
First National Bank VS.. w. B. Cor
bett, Ruby G.. Corbett, ]. R. Wiley
and J. H. Woods. Judgment for
plaintiff against J. r Wiley and ]. H.
Woods for 1918, and dismissed with
tout prejudice as to w. B. and Ruby
| G.. Corbett.