Gordon v. Harvey

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Gordon v. Harvey

8 Va. 450

Court of Appeals of Virginia·Decided April 15, 1799·Published

Opinion

The judgment of the district court was affirmed : and by Pendleton, President, If there was any real ground to believe, that other testimony could have been procured, the plaintiff should have moved the district court for a continuance of the cause 3 and not have waited until a verdict was rendered against him 3 and then bring it forward as ground for a new trial, after having taken his chance with the jury.

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The judgment of the district court was affirmed : and by Pendleton, President, If there was any real ground to believe, that other testimony could have been procured, the plaintiff should have moved the district court for a continuance of the cause 3 and not have waited until a verdict was rendered against him 3 and then bring it forward as ground for a new trial, after having taken his chance with the jury.

Gordon v. Harvey, 8 Va. 450 (Va. Ct. App. 1799).

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