Legal Opinion

Bransford v. Hickson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided December 11, 1890PublishedCited by 4 opinions

; Error to judgment of corporation court of Lynchburg, rendered December 19th, 1888, in an action of assumpsit wherein D. Karn and John Hickson, partners as Karn & Hickson, were plaintiffs, and the plaintiff in error, J. B. Bransford, treasurer of the said city, was defendant. Opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.

This case, and nine others, five of which were, like this, appeals from warrants brought before a magistrate to recover *243money paid for taxes under protest after coupons in payment of the said taxes had been tendered and refused, and four of which were actions of assumpsit brought in the corporation court of Lynchburg for the same purpose, were heard upon the records in the several cases and a motion to dismiss.

This motion is in writing, and there is filed with it the depositions of T. J. Kirkpatrick and others, showing that under an agreeement of counsel in the court below, it was understood…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Page v. CloptonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1878

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
  2. Stoneman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874
  3. Stoneman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874
  4. Stoneman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1874

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