Virginia v. West Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
IN EQUITY. The serious objections to the defendant’s draft' of decree are particularly to par. II. but also to pars. Ill, IV and V thereof.
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IN EQUITY. The serious objections to the defendant’s draft' of decree are particularly to par. II. but also to pars. Ill, IV and V thereof. “What amount and proportion of said indebtedness and-of • the interest .accrued thereon, should in equity be apportioned to and be now paid by the State of West Virginia.” - (a) “The amount of state expenditures made by the Commonwealth of Virginia prior to the first day of January, 1861, within the territory now included within the State of West Virginia since any part of said indebtedness was contracted, as provided by the ordinance adopted by the…
1Opinion of the Court
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Form of decree announced May 4, 1908.
Order referring cause to master and directing conditions under which testi- . mony shall be taken and master shall report to this court.
Defendant's demurrer having been overruled, 206 U. S. 290, 322, and defendant having answered, both complainant and defendant submitted and sustained by argument forms of decree referring the cause to a master.1
The differences go rather to matters of procedure than to *515any question of principle, as between pars. Ill and IV, complainant’s draft, and par. VII, defendant’s draft.
Complainant asks that the provisions…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- The State of Rhode Island v. the State of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Hartman v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Virginia v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- The State of Rhode Island v. The State of MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
3Cited by1 opinion
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. State of West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1908