Manlove v. Thrift
Supreme Court of Virginia
IN' an action of slander brought by Robert Manlove against William Thrift, serfr. the parties, by an order of Court, referred the matter iu controversy to John Pegram and Thomas Thweatt, whose award was to be made the Judgment of the Court.
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IN' an action of slander brought by Robert Manlove against William Thrift, serfr. the parties, by an order of Court, referred the matter iu controversy to John Pegram and Thomas Thweatt, whose award was to be made the Judgment of the Court. Tney afterwards signed and sealed a written agreement,, purporting that, as Thomas Thweatt had refused to act as one of the referees, they requested Edward Pegram to serve, in his place, in conjunction with John Pegram, and bound them selves, their heirs, &c. to abide by their decision; and also agreed that their award should be entered as the Judgment of…
1Opinion of the Court
March 20th, 1817, the President pronounced the opinion of this Court.
The Court has no doubt but that the Judgment of the Court below, refusing to enter Judgment pursuant to the award, is erroneous, on the principles settled by this Court in the case of Shermer v. Beale, 1 Wash. 11; but the appeal was prematurely allowed, as no final judgment was entered in the case. The Appeal is therefore dismissed with Costs, as having been prematurely granted.
2Cases cited1 opinion
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