Legal Opinion

Davis v. Wayne County Court

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 1893PublishedCited by 19 opinions

cited Acts 1872-3 e. 194, s. 25, 26; 35 W. Ya. 605; Const. Art. X, sec. 8; 114 TL 8. 132; 7 W. Ya. 501. cited Acts 1872-3, c. 114, s. 57; Code, c. 39, s. 43 ; Code, c. 38, s. 29 ; Acts 1872-3, c. 114, s. 28 ; Code, e. 43, s. 25, 26; Const. Art. 8, sec. 24, 28 ; 25 W. Ya. 46; 28 W. Ya. 284; 17 S. E. Rep. 379; Code, c. 43, s. 41; Cool. Const. Dim. (5th. Ed.) 206; Id. 201; Const. Art. S, sec. 81; Cool. Const. Dim. 70; 71, 77; 98 ü. S. 807; 47 Col. 488; Dil. Mun.

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cited Acts 1872-3 e. 194, s. 25, 26; 35 W. Ya. 605; Const. Art. X, sec. 8; 114 TL 8. 132; 7 W. Ya. 501. cited Acts 1872-3, c. 114, s. 57; Code, c. 39, s. 43 ; Code, c. 38, s. 29 ; Acts 1872-3, c. 114, s. 28 ; Code, e. 43, s. 25, 26; Const. Art. 8, sec. 24, 28 ; 25 W. Ya. 46; 28 W. Ya. 284; 17 S. E. Rep. 379; Code, c. 43, s. 41; Cool. Const. Dim. (5th. Ed.) 206; Id. 201; Const. Art. S, sec. 81; Cool. Const. Dim. 70; 71, 77; 98 ü. S. 807; 47 Col. 488; Dil. Mun. Corp. § 406 ; 27 Barb. 264; 18 Ohio St. 563; 33 Pa. St. 210 ; 14 N. Y. 361; 28 Barb. 65.

1Opinion of the Court

DeNt, Jud«e :

This is a proceeding by 'mandamus, instituted by IP D. Davis, assignee and holder of certain interest-bearing orders issued by the County Court of Wayne county during the years 1887, 1888, and 1889, in the Circuit Court of said county, to compel said County Court to provide by levy for the payment thereof, now aggregating, as shown by the judgment, six thousand one hundred and nineteen dollars and eighty seven cents.

The County Court appeared to the mandamus nisi, and filed its answer, in which it relied — First, on the statute of limitations as to the original cause of action or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Litchfield v. BallouSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Spilman v. City of ParkersburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  3. List v. City of WheelingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Brannon v. County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Campbell v. State Ex Rel. BrettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Edwards v. HylbertWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1960
  3. State Ex Rel. Boone National Bank of Madison v. MannsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Lightner v. LightnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Lightner v. LightnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962

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