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1 Va. 205

Kennedy v. Baylor

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 15, 1793

Court of Appeals of Virginia · decided 1793-04-15

This was a suit originally brought in the County Court of Berkeley, by Baylor, to foreclose the equity of redemption which Kennedy had in a tract of land.

Relies on Pickett v. Chilton

Decided 1793-04-15

The President.

¶1As to the first objection, there is no doubt, but that the answer in this case must be considered as being perfectly true. But the counsel mistakes, uhen he supposes that the payments insisted upon in the answer have not been allowed. All of them are, except a credit of wheat, the price of W'hich the defendant could not ascertain, and perhaps did not, for that, or for some other reason, bring before the Commissioners.

¶2The third objection is, that the decree is for more than the balance stated to be due by the report, and that too, with accumulated interest. But it does not appear, that the interest upon interest amounts to a greatér sum, than that, for which a deduction is made by consent of parties, on account of miscalculation of *207interest. As to the principal sum, it does hy'fio means appear, that the decree is for more than tie report makes it 1

¶3The decree therefore must be affirmsd.*,(1)

¶4 The Court took no notice of the other objections.

¶5Roberts’s Widow et. al. v. Stanton, 2 Munf. 129. Picket et. ux. v. Chilton, 5 Munf. 467.

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