Brown v. Pollard
Supreme Court of Virginia
Argued at Wytheville. Decided at Richmond. Error to judgment of circuit court of Roanoke county, rendered at its October term, 1891, in an action of detinue wherein Mrs. Massie Sutphin, alias Pollard, was plaintiff, and Garland Brown was defendant. The judgment being against defendant, lié brought the case here on writ of error. Opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtFauntleroy, J.
This action is, in form, detinue to recover from the defendant, Brown, (the plaintiff in error,) the possession of two notes for $500 each, executed by W. Lee Brand to the plaintiff, Sutphin, alias Pollard, which, the declaration alleges, are unlawfully held and detained from the rightful owner, the plaintiff, Sutphin, alias Pollard, by the defendant, the said Brown. The issue was made upon the plea of non detinet, and the jury found “that the defendant unlawfully detained from the plaintiff the two notes, each for the payment of $500, dated 19th of March, 1891, and made by W. Lee Brand, the…
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