Sims v. Sims
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Greene county, pronounced June 22, 1895, in the chancery suit of Sims’ Ex'or v. Sims do others, in which the appellee was admitted a party on his petition.
1Opinion of the CourtBiely, J.
According to the uniform decisions of this court, a decree which disposes of the whole subject, gives all the relief that is contemplated, and leaves nothing to be done by the court, is to be regarded as final; and, on the other hand, every decree which leaves anything to be done by the court iu the cause is interlocutory as between the parties remaining in the court. Cocke’s Adm’r v. Gilpin, 1 Rob. 20; Ryan’s Adm’r v. McLeod et als., 32 Gratt. 367; Rawlings’ Ex’or v. Rawlings et als., 75 Va. 76; and Wright, &c. v. Strother &c., 76 Va. 857.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Olliffe v. WellsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Heidenheimer v. BaumanTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Rawlings' Ex'or v. RawlingsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1880
- Ryan's adm'r v. McLeodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1879
- Pipes v. GarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1841
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