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Gordon v. Funkhouser

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 20, 1902PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, rendered April 23, 1901, in a proceeding by motion, after notice, for a judgment for money wherein the defendant-in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error and another were the defendants.

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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county, rendered April 23, 1901, in a proceeding by motion, after notice, for a judgment for money wherein the defendant-in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error and another were the defendants. A witness, A. J. Johnson, a brother-in-law of Dr. W. A. Gordon, and who had been a clerk for the firm of W. K. Sites & Gordon, was put on the stand to show that W. A. Gordon was a member of the firm, or .had permitted himself to be held out as such, but the witness testified to the contrary. It was then sought to show that he had…

1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.

Elizabeth T. Eunkhouser, by notice under the statute,, brought her action in the Circuit Court of Rockingham county against W. K. Sites and W. A. Gordon for five hundred dollars, with interest thereon from December 2, 1897; that being the amount she claimed to be entitled to recover on a bond executed to her on December 2, 1895, due 'one day 'after date, credited by interest paid to December 2, 1897, on which bond *677W. P. Sites (since deceased) was surety. The bond, which on the trial was introduced in evidence and conformed to the copy attached to plaintiff’s notice of motion, is signed “W".…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gibson v. WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. Anderson v. TompkinsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Virginia · 1820
  3. Jordan v. MillerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  4. Stinchcomb v. MarshSupreme Court of Virginia · 1858

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Adams v. RistineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  2. Butler v. ParrochaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  3. Nelson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
  4. Cape Charles Flying Service, Inc. v. NottinghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
  5. Reed & McCormick v. GoldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903

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