State ex rel. Sommers v. Dowell
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mason County. Action by the State, on relation of John Sommers, against George Dowell and others. From a judgment of the circuit court, dismissing plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment of a justice’s court for defendants for costs, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
John Sommers the relator brought an action before William Jividen, a justice of the peace, on an injunction bond. Defendants appeared in answer to the summons and moved to quash the same, which motion was overruled. Their appearance was general. The case was tried by J. F. Eddington, another justice of the same county, at the request of said William Jividen. Judgment was rendered in favor of defendants against the plaintiff for their costs. Plaintiff appealed the case to the circuit court. Defendant appeared on the 8th of October, 1918, and moved to quash the summons issued by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re ManningSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- McGregor v. BalchSupreme Court of Vermont · 1842
- Keith v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- In re BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
- Commonwealth v. TaberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. LevySupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Calley v. BlakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944
- State Ex Rel. Wayne v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1955