Meeks v. Windon
West Virginia Supreme Court
At a Supreme Court of Appeals held on 11th July, 1876, upon the petitipn of James It. Meeks, a rule was awarded against Hon. Joseph Smith, Judge of the circuit court of Mason county, to show cause, if any he could, why a writ of prohibition should not be awarded prohibiting him from further proceedings upon a judgment of the county court of said county, rendered on 18th November, 1875, in a cause brought to said county court by appeal from a judgment óf a justice, in which…
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At a Supreme Court of Appeals held on 11th July, 1876, upon the petitipn of James It. Meeks, a rule was awarded against Hon. Joseph Smith, Judge of the circuit court of Mason county, to show cause, if any he could, why a writ of prohibition should not be awarded prohibiting him from further proceedings upon a judgment of the county court of said county, rendered on 18th November, 1875, in a cause brought to said county court by appeal from a judgment óf a justice, in which James It. Meeks was defendant and appellant and Joseph Winclon and others were plaintiff and appellees, which said cause…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Judge :
In an action by Joseph Windon against James R. Meeks, before a justice of the peace in Mason county, “for the recovery of debt due for season of mare,” judgment was rendered October 2, 1875, in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $15.00,jand.the"costs of action, $7.20. The defendant appealed from the judgment to the county court. Upon the trial of the appeal, the county court found for the defendant, and gave judgment for costs against the plaintiff. The plaintiff then applied for and obtained from the Judge of the circuit court of Mason county a writ of certiorari to remove…
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