Commonwealth v. Barrow
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Brunswick county in an action of debt. Judgment for the defendant. Commonwealth appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
In June, 1911, the Commonwealth of Virginia brought an action of debt in the Circuit Court of Brunswick county against *258C. S. Barrow, a school trustee in one of the districts of that county, to recover the amount of two penalties for violations of section 1472 of the Code, as amended by Acts of 1908, p. 295.
The act, among other things, declares, that “Bo . . . trustee . . . shall have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract for building a public free schoolhouse or in furnishing material to a contractor for building such schoolhouse, . . .” And furthermore that, for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
- United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Amy v. WatertownSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Bickle v. Chrisman's Adm'xSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
- Gates & Son Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. AlsopFredericksburg County Circuit Court · 1974