Dickinson v. Sizer
Court of Appeals of Virginia
This was an appeal from the Chancery Court of Fredericksburg, where a bill was filed by William Dickinson against Reuben M. Sizer and George Sizer, administrators with the will annexed of John Sizer, deceased. The following opinions explain the case so fully, that any other report is unnecessary.
1Opinion of the Court
The Judges
delivered their opinions.*
Judge Carr.
Reuben and George Sizer, administrators of John Sizer, sued out a writ against John Walden, on a bond or bill penal, (we do not know which) for $1916, to be discharged by $ 958. Bail was' required. William Dickinson became bail. An office judgment was taken against the defendant and bail, and not being set aside at the proper Term, was confirmed, and an execution issued. Dickinson filed a bill to injoin this judgment and execution, on the *114ground that he entered himself special bail, with a Judge of the General Court; and being obliged to go to…
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