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1 Va. 414

Gilliam v. Allen

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 15, 1823

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1823-04-15

In this case, the plaintiff Gilliam, applied to the chancellor of the Richmond district, for an injunction, which was refused ; and an application being made to the judges of the court of appeals, it was granted by them. At a subsequent term of the court of chancery, a motion was made by the defendant to dissolve the injunction ; and it was accordingly dissolved. The plaintiff then took new evidence to support his bill; and moved the chancellor to reinstate the injunction.

Decided 1823-04-15

¶1*415April 2.

Judge Brooke,

¶2delivered tlie opinion of the court.

¶3The court is of opinion, that the motion to reinstate the injunction in this case, on additional evidence tendered by the complainant, was in the nature of an original application for an injunction ¿ and that on the refusal of the chancellor to reinstate the injunction, an application to the judges of this court, or any of them, was proper, under the 44th section of the act entitled, « an act to reduce into one all acts and parts of acts, concerning the supe- “ rior courts of chancery,” according to the decision of this court, in the case of Toll-bridge vs. Free-bridge.(a)

¶4The court is further of opinion, that the chancellor having discharged the injunction without deciding on the merits, they are not now before this court. The decree discharging the injunction on the grounds stated hy the chancellor, is therefore reversed, and the cause is remanded to be further proceeded in on its merits.

¶5 Ante p. 206.

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