Fishburne v. Engledove
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered October 7, 1893, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants. The following declaration was filed: In the Circuit Court of Roanoke city.
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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Roanoke, rendered October 7, 1893, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiffs in error were the defendants. The following declaration was filed: In the Circuit Court of Roanoke city. To July rules (first Monday). “A. D. Engledove complains of T. T. Fishburne, R. H. Fishburne, John Engleby, Joseph T. Engle by, J. B. Fishburne, J. W. Coon, W. 3L Andrews and "VY. O. Booker, who have been summoned to answer said plaintiff in an action of trespass on the case, for this that…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan", J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error brought an action of trespass on the case against the plaintiffs in error in the Corporation Court of the city of Boanoke, to recover damages from them on the ground that they had sued out a distress warrant and had it levied upon his property for rent alleged to be due, when in fact there was no rent due and in arrears.
Upon a trial of the cause, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000. To that judgment the defendants obtained a writ of error which is now to be disposed of. Many errors are assigned to…
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