Scott v. Rowland
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of King George county, rendered November 19, 1879, in the chancery cause of Leonidas Scott and Martha A., his wife, plaintiffs, against J. H. Rowland, doing business in the name of J. H. Rowland & Go., George D. Johnson and George W. Griggsby, sheriff of said county, defendants. The decree being adverse to Scott and wife, they obtained an appeal and writ of supersedeas from one of the judges of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
The facts essential to a proper understanding of the case are these: On the 8th of March, 1876, J. H. Rowland, by the firm name and style of J. H. Rowland & Co., obtained a judgment in the Supreme-Court of the District of Columbia against the .said George D. Johnson and the appellant, Leonidas Scott, by the firm name of Scott & Johnson, for $2,655.17, with inter*486est on $606.25, part thereof, from October 28, 1875, and on $600, another part thereof, from October 29, 1875, and on $838.92, another part thereof, from November 12, 1875, and on $610, the residue, from November 29, 1875; and costs,…
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