Case Name: Wilkinson's Administrator v. Oliver's Representatives
Court: Superior Court of Chancery of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1809
Citations: 4 Hen. & M. 945
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wilkinson’s Administrator v. Oliver’s Representatives.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 945–945

Head Matter:
Wilkinson’s Administrator v. Oliver’s Representatives.
Spring Vacation,
1809.
Infants — When Allowed Six Honths after Majority to Disavow an Act. -Where an infant is decreed to do any act, he must have six months allowed him after he attains full age to shew cause against the decree: but where lands are decreed to be sold for the payment of debts, there is no necessity, unless he is directed to join in the conveyance, as the Commissioners will execute the deed.
The question submitted to the Court, in this case, was, whether the decree, which was for the sale of some lands belonging to infants, to pay debts, should allow to them any time, after they came of age, to shew cause against it, as Commissioners were to conduct it.
Infai,its — When Not Allowed to Disavow an Act.— Neither in the case oí a foreclosure, nor a sale under the mortgage, is the infant permitted to unravel the accounts, nor to redeem by paying what is reported as due. Zirkle v. McOue, 26 Gratt. 530, citing Wilkinson v. Olieier. 4 Hen. & it. 450.
See monographic note on "Mortgages” appended to Porkner v. Stuart, 6 Gratt. 197; monographic note on “Infants” appended to Caperton v. Gregory 11 Gratt. 505.

Opinion:
By the Chancellor.
Wherever an infant is decreed to do an act, he'must have six months, after full age, allowed him to shew cause against the decree, as where he is foreclosed. But, where lands are decreed to be sold for the payment of debts, there is no necessity to allow a day, unless he is decreed to join in the conveyance, as the Commissioners of the sale will execute the deed.