Chandler's Executrix v. Hill
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Chandler's Executrix v. Hill, Hening and Munford Vol. II 124 (1808),[1] was a dispute surrounding an inherited medical debt.
Background
William Neale owed a debt to Dr. Chandler for services between December 1761 and Februart 1768. At his death, Neale directed that his estate should be used to pay off all of his debts. Neale's will also granted his son, Charles Neale, a track of land worth £400. In June 1782, William Neale's daughter received a bill from Dr. Chandler with charges from her father's appointments and sixteen years of interest. Chandler’s Executrix argued that Charles Neale and a Mr. James Quarles had wrote a letter that they would pay the debt. However, both men died. Chandler’s Executrix sought to resolve the debt.
The Court's Decision
Chancellor Wythe dismissed the case. The appellate court affirmed the decision stating that Charles Neale had no obligation to pay the debt and that the writing was not enforceable for want of consideration.
See also
References
- ↑ William Hening and William Munford, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia: with Selected Cases, Relating Chiefly to Points of Practice, Decided by the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District]], (Richmond: I. Riley, 1809), 124.
