Legal Opinion

Stuart & Palmer v. Preston

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 18, 1885PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from decree of circuit court of Washington county, rendered June 17th, 1884, in the suit in chancery wherein Wm. A. Stuart and Geo. W. Palmer are plaintiffs, and Thomas L. Preston and others are defendants. Opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.

This is, in effect, an effort to have a matter which has ■ been formally adjudged, in a previous decree of the court of appeals, reversed, upon a second decree in the same cause. The case arises upon an exception to an item. $1706.83, which the commissioner, in strict pursuance of the express mandate of the appellate court, in its decree of Jnly 80, 1881, has debited against the appellants, in stating the accounts between the pai’*626ties. Even if it were clear, and it is not, that this item of $1706.83 was mistakenly directed in the former appeal to this court, to be charged against the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. J. B. Campbell's ex'ors v. A. C. Campbell's ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1872
  2. New York Life Insurance v. ClemmittSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Steinman v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  2. Smith's Adm'r v. Charlton's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1851
  3. Chappell v. WhiteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  4. Kemp v. MillerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1933
  5. Woodson's Ex'or v. LeyburnSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887

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