Chapman v. Harrison
Court of Appeals of Virginia
This was an appeal from a decree of the Richmond Chancery Court, affirming a decree of the County Court of Brunswick, in which Court Harrison filed a bill against Rhoda Goodrich, administratrix of John Goodrich deceased, and John H. Chapman. The following opinions present a full view of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Carr.
Goodrich obtained a judgment against Harrison, and issued his execution. It went into the hands of Wallace, a Deputy Sheriff, in September, 1814, (as we see by his endorsement,) and was returnable to the 4th Monday in November. He returned it to the clerk’s office, (at what time, we do not know,) without any other endorsement than that marking the time when it came to hand. The plaintiff died. JR. Goodrich, his administratrix, sued out a Scire Facias, obtained judgment, and issued execution. Harrison then filed his bill to injoin. He states, that the original judgment was obtained…
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