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1 Va. 461

Brown v. Matthews

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided May 15, 1823

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1823-05-15

This was an -appeal from the chancery court of Green-brier, which reversed a decree of the county court of Greenbrier sitting in chancery. A suit was brought in the county court, by Samuel Brown against John Matthews and others, which was decided in favor of the said Brown. On petition to the chancellor, an appeal was allowed on the usual terms of giving bond, &c. A bond was accordingly given ; but it was in fact a certiorari bond, instead of an appeal bond.

Decided 1823-05-15

¶1May 22.

Judge Brooke,

¶2delivered the opinion of the court:

¶3The court is of opinion, that if the bond was such a bond as seemed to be supposed by the bar, the objections taken to it, would not avail. But the bond in the record, is a certiorari bond, and not an appeal bond. If objected to in the court of chancery, that court would not have finally dismissed the appeal. The taking an improper bond, being the mistake of its clerk, the most it could do, would be to dismiss it nisi, or to lay the party under a rule to give a proper bond in a reasonable time. In this court, the objection comes too late. The appellant Brown, who was the appellee in the court of chancery, having not only omitted to make the objection there, but by putting in a plea, admitted that the appeal was regularly before that court. On the merits, the court is of opinion to ailim the decree.

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