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Wilson v. Daniel

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided August 17, 1798PublishedCited by 44 opinions

ERROR- from the Circuit Court of Virginia. , Oh the return of. the record, it appeared, that the Diftri.éb judge had endorfed the following fiat on the petition and aftlgnment of errors, prefented by the Plaintiff in error: u Let a writ of “ error and fuperfedeás iflue agreeably to the prayer of the petition, • on the petitioner’s entering into bond with fecurity “ in the penalty of 3,600 dollars, Conditioned as iifual in fuch ⅛ cafe: Cyjitjs Griffin;” A writ of error…

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ERROR- from the Circuit Court of Virginia. , Oh the return of. the record, it appeared, that the Diftri.éb judge had endorfed the following fiat on the petition and aftlgnment of errors, prefented by the Plaintiff in error: u Let a writ of “ error and fuperfedeás iflue agreeably to the prayer of the petition, • on the petitioner’s entering into bond with fecurity “ in the penalty of 3,600 dollars, Conditioned as iifual in fuch ⅛ cafe: Cyjitjs Griffin;” A writ of error accordingly iffued; but, it would feem, that only a copy of the'writ Was ttanfmitted with the record, (to which the feal of…

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were clearly of opinion,- that the- verification of the record v as defective; and that they could not, confidently with the judicial adt, difpenfe with a return of the o“ riginal citation, -fubferibed by the Judge himfelf.. The caufe • Was, then, continued, upon an agreement be-* tween theeounfel, that the Defendant in error might either ara gue it upon the record, in its prefent ftate;.or alledge in diminution of the record, and iliue a certiorari. The latter ■mode was adopted; and the diminution" alledged was, that •“ there is not certified the judgment of the faid Circuit…

2Cited by44 opinions

  1. Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Vance v. W. A. Vandercook Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Maryland Casualty Co. v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1916
  5. Ex parte SweeneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1891

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