Stowers v. Harman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Tazewell county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J.,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:
[1] In our opinion the court below had no jurisdiction of the case before us and for that reason we must dismiss the action, so that none of the other questions raised in the case are before us for adjudication and none of them can be decided by us on this appeal.
[2, 3] The statute relating to actions of ejectment (Code *2321887, section 2724), so far as material, provides as follows: ‘•‘Every such action shall be brought in the circuit court of the county * * * in which the real estate or some part…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Casey v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Wilson v. BradenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Moore v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Reynolds v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
- Blankenship v. BlankenshipSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. McIntoshDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1932
- Markham v. City of Newport News, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1960