Roller v. Catlett
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit court of Rockingham county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. •
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
At the January term, 1906, of the Circuit Court of Rocking-ham county, Charles Catlett, defendant in error, as substituted trustee in the place of Jed Hotchkiss, deceased, former trustee, filed his declaration in ejectment against John E. Roller, plaintiff in error, and others, to recover 5,000 acres of land lying in that county.
Roller, who was permitted to sever from his codefendants, filed a separate plea of not guilty, with a statement of his grounds of defense, and the ease was tried as to him. Neither party required a jury, and the court, on May 12, 1914, rendered judgment for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dillard v. DillardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Hotchkiss v. MiddlekaufSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- McIver v. SalomonskyRichmond County Circuit Court · 1978