Dabney v. Catlett

Supreme Court of Virginia

Dabney v. Catlett

12 Va. 383

DecidedNovember 15, 1841

StatusPublished

This text of 12 Va. 383 (Dabney v. Catlett) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Supreme Court of Virginia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Dabney v. Catlett, 12 Va. 383 (Va. 1841).

Pincite

Opinion

Per curiam.

The judgment is erroneous, and is reversed with costs. And this court proceeding to render such judgment as the circuit superior court ought to have given, is of opinion, that the matters of law arising on the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration are for the plaintiff &c. Therefore, it is further considered that the demurrer be overruled. And ordered, that the cause be remanded to the circuit superior court, for an enquiry of damages, unless the defendant shall plead to issue.

Judgment reversed.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Per curiam.

The judgment is erroneous, and is reversed with costs. And this court proceeding to render such judgment as the circuit superior court ought to have given, is of opinion, that the matters of law arising on the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration are for the plaintiff &c. Therefore, it is further considered that the demurrer be overruled. And ordered, that the cause be remanded to the circuit superior court, for an enquiry of damages, unless the defendant shall plead to issue.

Judgment reversed.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

12 Va. 383, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/dabney-v-catlett-va-1841.