Rather v. Rather

Citations

• 88 Va. 875
• 14 S.E. 626
• 1892 Va. LEXIS 41

Syllabus

<p>Parol Sale of Laxd — Case at bar. — B. executed a trust deed on Ms land to secure a debt. At the sale H. bought it for B., but took a conveyance in his own name, borrowing the money on his own bond which he secured on the land. Later, under a parol agreement between E. and his three sons, they were to take all the land but fifteen acres, and pay .the debt. Accordingly, H. conveyed the land to one of the sons, and they received possession of and cultivated the land, and paid the debt. In the meantime, E. was employed elsewhere as a day laborer. Subsequently, E. sued his sons for a re-conveyance ;</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>He was not entitled thereto.</p>