Legal Opinion
Virginia Development Co. v. Rich Patch Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 22, 1900PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Alleghany county, rendered September 1, 1899, in an action of assumpsit, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The final order in this case shows that the jury returned the following verdict:
“We, the jury, upon the issue joined, find for the defendant in the sum of $1,754.81, with legal interest thereon from the 15th day of October, 1897, until paid.”
Thereupon, the plaintiff moved the court to set 'aside the verdict and grant it a new trial, on the ground that it was contrary to the law and the evidence, which motion the court overruled, “to which ruling of the court, overruling its motion to set aside the verdict of the jury, and grant it a new trial, as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Washington & New Orleans Telegraph Co. v. Hobson & SonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1859
- Brown v. EppsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Moses v. CromwellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1884
- Hudgins v. SimonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Davis Snapp v. PolandSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
3Cited by16 opinions
- Allen v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- Omohundro v. PalmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Owen v. OwenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Battershall v. RobertsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Virginia Home for Incurables v. ColemanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
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