Lewis's Ex'r v. Bacon's Legatee

1 Citing case

  1. Green v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs.

    80 Va. App. 119 (Va. Ct. App. 2024)   Cited 2 times

    And to recover a debt from a purported debtor, a party must prove that it owns the right to the specific debt at issue. See Lewis's Ex’r ?. Bacon's Legatee, 13 Va. 89, 114 (1808) (Fleming, J.). A debt buyer who alleges a right to a debt by assignment thus must trace the chain of its title to the specific debt it seeks to recover.