Griffin v. Haught
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Doddridge County. Action by H. C. Griffin, assignee of M. Chapman, against M. L. Haught. Judgment for plaintiff, and on appeal to circuit court judgment was again rendered for plaintiff and on the appeal bond. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McWhorter, Judge :
On the 20th of October, 1893, H. C. Griffin, assignee of M. Chapman, sued out a summons before C. A. Trough, justice of Doddridge County, against M. L. Haught, returnable November 7, 1893, at which time the parties appeared, and the defendant filed his affidavit for a continuance, which was granted until November 14, 1893, on which last-mentioned day (T. J. Haskins sitting with C. A. Trough, justice) the parties appeared by their attorneys, and the defendant moved to quash the summons in the case for irregularities, which motion was overruled, and the case put on trial; and,…
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