Legal Opinion
Anderson v. George
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1977No. CC898PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Neely, Justice:
This certified question arises out of a detinue action which Frederick E. Anderson brought in the Circuit Court of Wood County to recover possession of approximately fifty head of his cattle seized and held by James George, Deputy Sheriff and designated Humane Officer of Wood County. James George filed a Motion to Dismiss in the trial court, claiming that W. Va. Code, 7-10-4 (1923)1 entitled him to detain Anderson’s cattle until
*78Anderson paid the county’s expenses in caring and providing for the cattle. All parties concede that George acted in strict accordance with W. Va. Code,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Phillips v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Ewing v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- State Ex Rel. Payne v. WaldenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Hugh C. Porter v. Susan Diblasio, Dane County Humane Society, Paul W. Humphrey, and Dane CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- McGrady v. CallaghanWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Humane Soc. of Marshall County v. AdamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- Phillips v. San Luis Obispo County Department of Animal RegulationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- State v. HaysWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
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