County of Louisa v. Yancey's Trustee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Louisa county. There was an appeal from the board of supervisors of the county to the county court, and a judgment was rendered against the county. To this judgment a writ of error was awarded by the circuit court which reduced the judgment of the county court by $115, and as amended affirmed it. To this judgment the county of Louisa assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, L,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Before the argument of this case upon the merits, the defendants in error moved the court to dismiss it upon the ground *231that the writ of error granted to the judgment of the county court by the circuit court was not perfected within the time provided by statute.
If this were true, it furnishes no ground for dismissing this writ. The writ of error granted by this court was perfected within the time prescribed by law, and it, therefore, has jurisdiction to review the action of the circuit court and to determine whether or not it had jurisdiction;…
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