Segouine v. Auditor of Public Accounts
Supreme Court of Virginia
ON the motion of the auditor on behalf of, the common? weahh, the General.Court, November 10th, 1812, against Joseph Segouine, late sheriff of Norfolk County ; “ it appearing, by the affidavit of David Wade, that the defendant hath had legal notice of this motion, he was solemnly called, but came not: it was therefore considered by the court, that the ' commonwealth recover against the defendant three hundred and fifty dollars, the amount due on executions issued, on behalf…
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ON the motion of the auditor on behalf of, the common? weahh, the General.Court, November 10th, 1812, against Joseph Segouine, late sheriff of Norfolk County ; “ it appearing, by the affidavit of David Wade, that the defendant hath had legal notice of this motion, he was solemnly called, but came not: it was therefore considered by the court, that the ' commonwealth recover against the defendant three hundred and fifty dollars, the amount due on executions issued, on behalf of the commonwealth, for fines imposed by the Superior Court of Law for said county, upon James Gammon, Edward Creckmon,…
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Roane
pronounced the court’s opinion, that the judgment was erroneous in giving fifteen per centum,, instead of five per centum, damages, and five per centum on the amount due, as in the case of public taxes.
Judgment reversed, and entered for the sum of 350 dollars, with five per centum damages thereon, and interest on the whole amount, after the rate of five per centum per annum, till paid, with the costs of the motion in the General Court.
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