Legal Opinion

Clay v. Robinson

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1874PublishedCited by 19 opinions

A supersedeas to a judgment of the circuit court of Greenbrier county, by Wallace Robinson, who, as Sheriff of said Greenbrier county, and as such, administrator of J. Marcus Alderson, deceased, was the defendant below, in an action of debt wherein Thomas G. Clay was plaintiff. The judgment was rendered on the 24th of June, 1873. The material facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.

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A supersedeas to a judgment of the circuit court of Greenbrier county, by Wallace Robinson, who, as Sheriff of said Greenbrier county, and as such, administrator of J. Marcus Alderson, deceased, was the defendant below, in an action of debt wherein Thomas G. Clay was plaintiff. The judgment was rendered on the 24th of June, 1873. The material facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court. The Hon. Homer A. Holt, judge of said circuit court, presided at the trial below.

1Opinion of the Court

TIaYMOND, PRESIDENT:

This is an action of debt brought in the circuit court oí the county of Greenbrier, by the plaintiff against the *351■defendant as sheriff of that county, and as such administrator of J. Marcus Alderson, deceased. The action was commenced on the 29th day of May, 1869. At the ■circuit court held on the 23rd day of October, 1869, the office judgment had in the cause was set aside on the defendant appearing in court, by his attorney, and filing a plea of payment, to which a general replication was had. Afterwards-on the 5th day of December, 1871, the parties appeared in court by…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lemons v. StateWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1870
  2. Harrison v. Farmers' Bank of VirginiaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Henning v. FisherWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Carrico v. West Virginia Cent. & P. R'y Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Nicholas v. KershnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Tucker v. Colonial Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
  4. State v. MeadowsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Reilly v. NicollWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913

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