Wickham & Northrop v. Richmond Standard Steel, Spike & Iron Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond in an action of 'trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendants assign error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
The object of this action is to recover damages from the plaintiffs in error for the alleged illegal levy of a distress for rent upon the property of the plaintiff.
The lessors, who were predecessors in title of the defendants,, demised to the lessee, through whom the plaintiff claims, a lot or boundary of land in the city of Manchester, adjoining their canal, for a mill site, together with sufficient water from the camal to operate the mill and machinery which the lessee was to erect and install upon the premises. The lease was for the term of twenty-five years, at an aggregate annual rental…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baldwin v. WalkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- Brooks v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Virginia · 1854
- Rogers v. PattieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
- Everett v. NeffCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
3Cited by3 opinions
- Newman v. RobsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
- In Re Oceanview/Virginia Beach Real Estate AssociatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Tinsley v. Canterbury Shopping CenterHenrico County Circuit Court · 1974