Conrad v. Effinger

Citations

• 87 Va. 59
• 12 S.E. 2
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 89

Syllabus

<p>1. Vendor and Vendee.—Eviction—Measure of Damages.—Upon breach of warranty of title, the vendee is entitled to the amount of purchase-money paid by him with interest from eviction and costs. Threllceld v. Fitzhugh, 2 Leigh, 451.</p> <p>2. Idem.-—Notice—Improvements—Case at bar.—C. bought with notice of infirmity of title, put improvements on the land, and sold it at increased price, and his vendee (H.) was evicted as to five-sixteenths: held, C. can recover from his vendor only five-sixteenths of the price he paid, but must pay his vendee, EL, five-sixteenths of the price he received. Effinger v. Hall, 81 Va., 94.</p> <p>3. Idem.—Attorney Fees.—Where grantor employs competent counsel to defend title, grantee cannot recover from his counsel fees as well as the price of the land.</p>