Henning v. Farnsworth
West Virginia Supreme Court
cited 1 Bart. Law Prac. (2nd Ed.) 252; 1 tom. Ex. (2nd Ed.) 581, 582; English, Interp. Stat. § 107; 1 Min. Insts. (3rd Ed.) 43, 44; Sedgewick, Stat. & Const. Law (1st. Ed.) §§ 120, 191, 192. cited 1 Gbit. PI. 464; 4 Minor Inst. 794-95; 1 Bart. Law Prac. 145; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc.
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cited 1 Bart. Law Prac. (2nd Ed.) 252; 1 tom. Ex. (2nd Ed.) 581, 582; English, Interp. Stat. § 107; 1 Min. Insts. (3rd Ed.) 43, 44; Sedgewick, Stat. & Const. Law (1st. Ed.) §§ 120, 191, 192. cited 1 Gbit. PI. 464; 4 Minor Inst. 794-95; 1 Bart. Law Prac. 145; 1 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 13; Tidd, Prac. 1168; Code, 1819, vol. 1, pp. 497, 498; Code, 1849, c. 173, s. 3; Code, 1860, c. 173, ss. 2, 4; Code, 1868, c. 127, ss. 2, 4; Code, 1891, c. 127, ss. 2, 4; 10 Leigh, 206; 3 W. Va. 148, 14 W. Va. 736; Code Va. 1883, § 3306; Code, 1891, c. 104, s. 19; 14 W. Va. 737.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
George Henning and John C. Henning brought an action of assumpsit in the Circuit Court of Upshur county, against Daniel D. T. Farnsworth and Phillip Thomas, to recover money had and received by the defendants for use of plaintiffs; and, Farnsworth dying, the action was revived against his personal representativos, and later, upon their motion, the order of revival was set aside and the cause abated as to Farnsworth, and the plaintiffs sued out this writ of error.
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