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Martin v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Virginia
Aug 21, 1827
27 Va. 19 (Va. 1827)

Opinion

08-21-1827

Martin v. Anderson

Stanard, for the Appellant. W. Hay, for the Appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

SYLLABUS

This was an action on the case brought in the Superior Court of Caroline County, by Anderson against Martin. The Defendant put in the plea of non assumpsit, on which issue was joined. At a subsequent term, the Defendant moved the Court for leave to file a plea of the Act of Limitations, which the Court refused; whereupon, the Defendant excepted. In the Bill of Exceptions, no reason is assigned why the plea was not sooner tendered. A verdict was rendered for the Plaintiff, and Judgment accordingly. The Defendant appealed.

Stanard, for the Appellant.

W. Hay, for the Appellee.

JUDGE CABELL delivered the opinion of the Court. []

The President and Judge Coalter, absent.

OPINION

JUDGE CABELL

This case differs from Tomlin's adm'r v. How's adm'r, Gilm. 1, in this, that no good reason appears upon the record, why the additional plea of the Act of Limitations was not sooner tendered.

The Judgment should be affirmed.


Summaries of

Martin v. Anderson

Supreme Court of Virginia
Aug 21, 1827
27 Va. 19 (Va. 1827)
Case details for

Martin v. Anderson

Case Details

Full title:Martin v. Anderson

Court:Supreme Court of Virginia

Date published: Aug 21, 1827

Citations

27 Va. 19 (Va. 1827)