Legal Opinion

Poff v. Poff

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 16, 1920PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Montgomery county. From the decree all the parties appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Sims, J.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

The questions presented for our decision by the assignments of error will be disposed of in their order as stated below.

1. Should the appeal in the first above entitled case be dismissed on the ground that no appeal bond was given as the statute requires?

The answer to this question depends upon whether the statute on the subject requires an appeal bond to be given in such a case. The precise question seems to be a novel *72one; but the statutory history of the subject and the principles involved make it…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Russell's Ex'rs v. PassmoreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  2. Payne v. PayneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  3. Cumming v. CummingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  4. McDearman v. HodnettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  5. Pace v. Ficklin'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Trotman v. TrotmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  2. Clinch Valley Lumber Corp. v. Hagan Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1936
  3. Williams' Administrator v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1925
  4. Rowe v. RoweCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1925
  5. Ingram v. IngramSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921

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