Hanley v. County Court
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Eandolph County. Bill by James Hanley and others against the Eandolph county court and others. Decree for complainants, and John P. Conn, defendant, appeals..
1Opinion of the Court
DeNt, Judge :
John P. Conn appeals from the decree of the circuit court of Eandolph County entered on the 12th day of May, 1899, perpetuating an injunction against him and others at the suit of James Hanley, John T. Davis and E. Darden, residents, voters and tax payers of the county.
The bill was ostensibly filed for the purpose of preventing the county court from creating an indebtedness contrary to section 8, Article X, Constitution, while its real purpose plainly apparent was to prevent the erection of a new court house at the town of Beverly, the then county seat, until a vote for…
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