Chichester v. Boggess

Supreme Court of Virginia

Chichester v. Boggess

5 Munf. 98, 5 Va. 98, 1816 Va. LEXIS 17

DecidedMarch 2, 1816

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Chichester v. Boggess, 5 Munf. 98, 5 Va. 98, 1816 Va. LEXIS 17 (Va. 1816).

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Opinion

March 2d, 1816, the president pronounced the court’s opinion, as follows:

The court, without deciding on the merils of the cause, is “ of opinion that the proceedings (herein, and judgment thereon, “ are erroneous, in this, that the plea is defective, as it does not “ answer the count as to the demandant, Henley Boggess ; nor “ is there aiiy replication to the plea. The judgment is therefore reversed with costs ; all the proceedings subsequent to “ the count are set aside ; and the cause is remanded for far-!i ther proceedings.

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March 2d, 1816, the president pronounced the court’s opinion, as follows:

The court, without deciding on the merils of the cause, is “ of opinion that the proceedings (herein, and judgment thereon, “ are erroneous, in this, that the plea is defective, as it does not “ answer the count as to the demandant, Henley Boggess ; nor “ is there aiiy replication to the plea. The judgment is therefore reversed with costs ; all the proceedings subsequent to “ the count are set aside ; and the cause is remanded for far-!i ther proceedings.

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5 Munf. 98, 5 Va. 98, 1816 Va. LEXIS 17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/chichester-v-boggess-va-1816.