Woods v. Ellis

Citations

• 85 Va. 471
• 7 S.E. 852
• 1888 Va. LEXIS 57

Syllabus

<p>1. Judicial Sales—Receiver—Purchaser.—Where receiver collects the money from a purchaser at a judicial sale before giving the required bond, and fails to account, though he may afterwards give the bond, the purchaser may be compelled to pay the money a second time.</p> <p>2. Idem—Vendor's lien—Effect of sale—Release.—Where land is sold on credit and title retained, and vendors bring suit and sell the land under a decree, such sale releases the lien for the purchase-money.</p> <p>3. Chancery Practice—Parties—Demurrer.—In suit by vendors to recover price of land, demurrer will not lie for want of proper parties on the ground that the money, when collected, has been appropriated to pay claims against the vendors.</p>