Hollingsworth v. Funkhouser
Citations
- 85 Va. 448
- 8 S.E. 592
- 1888 Va. LEXIS 54
Syllabus
<p>1. Bona fide Possessors—Improvements—Compensation.—The Virginia statute, altering the common law rule, allows, as a set-off to the plaintiff’s claim for rent and damages, compensation for permanent improvements made by defendant at a time when there was reason to believe the title good under which he was holding the premises, not exceeding, however, the increase of value to the same.</p> <p>2. Idem—Case at bar.—The evidence certified here, considered under the rule pertaining to a demurrer to the evidence, shows that the increased value of the premises did not exceed the rental value thereof for five years before the eviction.</p>
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- for purposes of section 6321, delinquent taxpayer held no property interest in funds held by attorney pursuant to agreement for the benefit of creditors, where agreement provided taxpayer no right to funds until all creditors satisfied
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Judges: Fauntleroy
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