Legal Opinion

Carr v. Meade's Ex'x

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 8, 1883PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Two causes heard together, on error to judgments of circuit court of Loudoun county, rendered 24th April, 1880, on error to judgments of the county court on motions on notices, made therein hy H. O. Olagett and A. H. Rogers, executors of Thomas Clagett, deceased, against William F. Barrett, late sheriff, and his sureties, Josephus Carr, Armistead T. M. Fuller, R. M. Summers, Samuel Carr and Samuel Compher; and by Frances A. Mead, administratrix de bonis oion, with the will…

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Two causes heard together, on error to judgments of circuit court of Loudoun county, rendered 24th April, 1880, on error to judgments of the county court on motions on notices, made therein hy H. O. Olagett and A. H. Rogers, executors of Thomas Clagett, deceased, against William F. Barrett, late sheriff, and his sureties, Josephus Carr, Armistead T. M. Fuller, R. M. Summers, Samuel Carr and Samuel Compher; and by Frances A. Mead, administratrix de bonis oion, with the will annexed, of Joseph Mead, deceased, against said sheriff and sureties. The motions were for default of Barrett in failing…

1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.

These cases turn upon precisely the same questions of law and fact, and may therefore, for all the purposes of this opinion, he treated as one.

The appellees, Clagett’s executors, and the appellee, Mead’s executrix, moved separately in the county court of Loudoun county for judgments against William F. Barrett, late sheriff of said county, and his sureties as such—that is to say, Clagett’s executors moved for a judgment against sqid sheriff and his sureties for the sum of $1,202.20, with interest thereon from the 7th day of May, 1875'; and Mead’s executrix moved for a judgment, against the…

2Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Beauchaine v. McKinnonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  3. Stotz v. Collins & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  4. Wessel v. BargaminSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
  5. Smith v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904

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