Legal Opinion
Shearer v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 24, 1906PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Frederick county. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In October, 1903, a distress warrant was sued out hy Etta B. Bobins to recover of Edward 0. Johnson a balance due of about $900 for the rent of a hotel in Winchester. This warrant was levied on the day it was issued upon certain furniture, described in the record, which was claimed by Miss Anne M. Johnson. Thereupon an indemnifying bond was demanded by the officer and given hy the plaintiff in error, A. L. Shearer, in the penalty of $1,500. Miss Johnson intervened in the distress warrant proceedings, claiming the property as her own; and an issue was made up, which was tried in October, 1904,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Peshine v. SheppersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1867
- Fishburne v. EngledoveSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- McGinnis v. SavageWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887
- Clark v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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