Gibson v. Burgess

Citations

• 82 Va. 650
• 1886 Va. LEXIS 84

Syllabus

<p>1. Jurisdiction—Land—Lex loci rei sites.—It is well settled that the courts of this State are without jurisdiction to sell and convey land situated beyond the limits of the State. Poindexter v. Burwell, ante, p. 507.</p> <p>2. Chancery Practice—Acceiunts—Reports—Credits.—Where debtor has given negotiable notes as a credit upon a debt, and the notes are not returned to debtor, the master taking the account of the indebtedness should allow debtor credit for those notes.</p> <p>3. Idem—Decrees—Cónsent.—Endorsement on a decree by counsel in these words : “ Submitted to us,” - is insuflacient alone to entitle the decree to be regarded as a consent decree.</p>