Cleaton v. Chambliss
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an appeal from the Superior Court of Law for Greens-ville Count3r, where John Chambliss brought an action of trespass on the case, against Thomas Cleaton, junior. The Declaration contains nine counts. The first three are common money counts. The remaining six are stated with sufficient minuteness in the opinion of Judge Cakb, which follows. The subsequent proceedings will ais» he found in the same opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Gabs.
This is an action of tresspass on the case, founded on the alleged promise of the Defendant to pay the amount of two bonds, which the Defendant and another had executed to one Wesson, and of which the Plaintiff had been induced by the said promise, to take of Wesson a verbal transfer. . The Declaration sets out the case in nine counts; the first three, money counts; the others, founded on the special promises and assurances of the Defendant. To all the special counts, there is a special demurrer, assigning ten causes of demurrer. The Court sustained the demurrer as to the 4th and…
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