Davis v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was a supersedeas to a judgment of the Circuit court of the city of Richmond, rendered on the 25th of February, 1860, in favor of the Commonwealth against Thomas K. Davis, sheriff of Prince William county and his official sureties. The facts are stated by Judge Allen, who delivered the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
AUDEN, P.
A notice at the instance of the Commonwealth was given to the plaintiff in error, a sheriff and the securities in his official bond, that a motion would be made for a judgment against them for a balance of license taxes. The notice having been duly proved on the day specified, the defendants were called but came not, and at the instance of the Attorney General the motion was docketed and continued to a future day of the same term. It was afterwards continued at the like ^instance to other days named until the 21st February, 1860, when on the motion of the Attorney General it was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cunningham v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1826
- Preston v. Auditor of Public AccountsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1798
3Cited by14 opinions
- Kendrick v. WhitneySupreme Court of Virginia · 1877
- Staunton Perpetual Building & Loan Co. v. HadenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Watson v. WiggintonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886
- Smith's Adm'r v. Charlton's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1851
- Holliday's Ex'rs v. MyersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1877
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.