Wright v. Collins' Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Henrico county in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This writ of error brings under review” a judgment for the plaintiff in an action of assumpsit by the defendant in error, Charles L. Collins, administrator of his son, Charles E. Collins, deceased, against the plaintiffs in error, Alfred Wright and Clarence E. Wright, partners doing business under the firm name of A. & C. Wright.
The defendants (in addition to the general issue of nonassumpsit), having filed a plea of set-off, under Va. Code, 1904, Ch. 160, in excess of the plaintiff’s demand, claimed the right to open and conclude the argument. The denial of that contention by the court…
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