Overseers of Poor of Norfolk v. Bank of Va.
Supreme Court of Virginia
On the 21st of July 1845, the Overseers of the poor for Norfolk county recovered a judgment in the County Court of Norfolk for 2110 dollars 59 cents, and 8 dollars 93 cents costs, against the administrator of Mordecai Cooke.
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On the 21st of July 1845, the Overseers of the poor for Norfolk county recovered a judgment in the County Court of Norfolk for 2110 dollars 59 cents, and 8 dollars 93 cents costs, against the administrator of Mordecai Cooke. James H. Langhorne was their attorney prosecuting the motion on which the judgment was recovered ; and on the same day on which the judgment was obtained, Cooke’s administrator gave to Lang-home a check for the amount thereof, in these words: “$2119 52. Cashier of the Farmers Bank at Norfolk, pay to James H. Langhorne, attorney, 2119 dollars 52 cents, in full of judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtStanard, J.
James H. Langhorne was the attorney of the appellants in a suit in which a judgment was recovered by them, for 2110 dollars 59 cents, and 8 dollars 93 cents costs, against the administrator of M. Cooke. On the day the judgment was rendered the administrator of Cooke gave Langhorne a check in these words: “ Cashier of Farmers Bank at Norfolk, pay to J. II. Langhorne, attorney, 2119 dollars 52 cents in full of a judgment in favour of the Overseers of the poor of Norfolk county against the estate of Mordecai Cooke, deceased, rendered the 21st instant.
(Signed) M. Cooke.”
This check was deposited…
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