Bassett's Adm'r v. Cunningham's Adm'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
*These were four actions of debt in the Circuit court of Hanover county, three of them by William Cunningham’s adm’r against George W. Bassett as adm’r of John Bassett deceased, and the fourth by the same plaintiff against George W. Bassett individually. And at the same time there were in the same court two actions of assumpsit by the same plaintiff against the same defendant. The facts of the cases are sufficiently stated by Judge Allen in his opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
On the 5th of April 1836, the appellee as administrator instituted four actions against tne appellant in his character of administrator, two upon bonds executed by the testator of the appellant to William Cunningham, and a third upon a small bond executed by the testator of the appellant to Joshua Drinkard; the fourth was an action of assumpsit. On the same day a fifth action was instituted by the appellee as such administrator against the appellant as surviving obligor of his testator upon a fourth bond; and on the 6th of October 1836, the appellee as such administrator, instituted another…
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