Legal Opinion

Sperry v. Sanders

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 16, 1901PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Petition by J. J. Sperry for a writ of prohibition to J. M. Sanders and others.

1Opinion of the Court

POEEENBARGER, JUDGE:

John Vaiden recovered, in an action of debt, in the circuit court of McDowell County, on the 18th day of March, 1895, a judgment for twenty-two dollars and sixty-two cents and costs which amount to fifteen dollars and fifteen cents. The demand sued for was a promissory note for one hundred and twenty-five dollars. The defendant’s demurrer to the declaration was overruled and thereupon he plead payment of the debt and filed also a statement of sets-ofi; under his plea of payment, as the record states, and then the plaintiff filed a statement of counter sets-off. Trial by a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
  2. US v. Don Fernando De La Maza Arredondo & OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
  3. McConiha v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
  4. Wilkinson v. HokeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Eastham v. HoltWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Crawford v. TaylorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Van Dyke v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1922
  3. State ex rel. Cecil v. KnappWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Plant v. HumphriesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission v. WagnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958

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