Legal Opinion · Dissent

National Surety Co. v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 12, 1919Published

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Loudoun county in an action of debt. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendants assign error. The opinion states the case.

1DissentSims, J.

The writ of supersedeas, which was awarded by this court on granting the writ of error on the former appeal, stayed the proceedings on the judgment of the trial court.

The supersedeas bond in suit was executed under section 3470 of the Code of Virginia, as amended (Acts, 1914, p. 713), and the condition of it (which was in accordance with the terms of such statute) was, so far as material, “* * * to satisfy the judgment proceedings on which are stayed in case the said judgment be affirmed or the writ of error or supersedeas aforesaid be dismissed and also pay all damages, costs and fees which…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Grover & Baker Sewing MacHine Co. v. RadcliffeSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Blair v. SanbornTexas Supreme Court · 1892
  3. Hopkins v. OrrSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  4. Crane v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  5. Harding v. KuessnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898

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