Holladay v. Moore
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Prince Edward county in an action of ejectment. Plaintiff assigns error to a judgment for a less amount of land than he claimed.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was an action of ejectment brought to recover a parcel of land described. Upon the trial, the jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and the court rendered judgment for about one-half of the premises claimed by the plaintiff; and thereupon the plaintiff applied for and obtained a writ of error.
The first assignment of error is based upon bill of exceptions Ho. 1, from which it appears that the plaintiff, in order to prove the issue joined on his part, asked the defendant, a witness in his own behalf, on cross-examination, “How far do…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reusens v. LawsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1893
- Brock v. BearSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- American Bonding & Trust Co. v. MilsteadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Merryman v. HooverSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
3Cited by10 opinions
- Triplett v. Second National Bank of CulpeperCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Brunswick Land Corp. v. PerkinsonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1926
- Smith v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Ferris v. SnellingsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Prettyman v. M. J. Duer & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1949
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