Legal Opinion

Roby v. Sheppard

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1896PublishedCited by 30 opinions

cited Const. Art. VI. ss. 30, 39. cited Const. Art. VI. s. 39; Anderson Law Diet. “Statutes;” 1 Black. Comm. 87-91; 15 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 1008, 1009; Code, c. 47, s. 9; 39 W. Va. 179; 32 W. Va. 295; 32 Ind. 322; 46 Ind. 355; 50 Ind. 46; 92 Ind. 236; 107 Ind. 15; Cooley, Con. Lim. (6th Ed.) 201, 216, 152, note; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 967, 968; 27 W. Va. 202; 16 Pick. 97; 16 Gray, 422, 423; 8 W. Va. 720, 612; 6 W. Va. 569.

1Opinion of the Court

BeaNnoN, Judge:

When he dissolved the injunction in this case, Judge Pauli, of the Circuit Court of Ohio county, handed to the counsel concerned the following opinion in writing, correctly stating the law of the case: “This is a suit brought by the plaintiffs, as citizens of the town of McMechen, to enjoin the mayor and sergeant of the city of Benwood from collecting taxes assessed against them by the said city. On the 11th day of February, 1895, the town of McMechen, which contains a population of less than two thousand, obtained certificate of incorporation through the circuit court of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. MinesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  3. Mackin v. Taylor County CourtWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Moundsville v. FountainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Lusher v. ScitesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. ConleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  2. City of Wheeling Ex Rel. Carter v. American Casualty Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Carnegie Natural Gas Co. v. SwigerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Webster v. City of HastingsNebraska Supreme Court · 1900
  5. In Re MillerArizona Supreme Court · 1926

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