Taylor v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
This was an indictment in the hustings court of the city of Manchester, against William Gr. Taylor and nine others, for a nuisance in obstructing Porter street in the city of Manchester. There was an issue on the jilea of “not guilty;” and on the trial of the case the jury found a verdict against the defendants, and assessed the damages against each of them at one dollar; and the court rendered a judgment in accordance with the verdict, and for an abatement of the nuisance.
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This was an indictment in the hustings court of the city of Manchester, against William Gr. Taylor and nine others, for a nuisance in obstructing Porter street in the city of Manchester. There was an issue on the jilea of “not guilty;” and on the trial of the case the jury found a verdict against the defendants, and assessed the damages against each of them at one dollar; and the court rendered a judgment in accordance with the verdict, and for an abatement of the nuisance. The defendants thereupon applied to one of the judges of this court for a writ of error; which was awarded. The ease and…
1Opinion of the Court
Moncure, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the hustings.' court of the city of Manchester, rendered on the 20th day of October, 1876, convicting the plaintiffs in error on an indictment found against them in the said court, charging them with a nuisance in erecting and continuing an obstruction of an ancient and common highway and public street in the said city of Manchester. Theré was a plea of not guilty in the case, on which issue was joined, which was tried by a jury. A verdict of guilty was found against the accused, and a fine of one dollar…
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