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1 Va. 727

M'Clintic v. Commonwealth

General Court of Virginia

Decided June 15, 1842

General Court of Virginia · decided 1842-06-15

An indictment was found in the county court of Greenbrier against Thomas M’Clintic, charging that he did, on the 22d of November 1839, “ build a fence across a portion of the public road in the county aforesaid, leading from &c. being then and there owner and tenant of the lands through which said public road runs, and did then and there continue the said fence so built as aforesaid across said public road, from the said 22d day of November 1839 to the 25th day of November…

Decided 1842-06-15

Brown, J.

¶1I am of opinion that the indictment in this case is bad, and ought to have been so adjudged on the demurrer thereto: I should therefore be for reversing the judgment of the county court sustaining the indictment, and of the circuit court affirming the same, and for giving a judgment here in favour of the defendant. But a majority of the court being of opinion that the indictment is good, and that the judgment ought not to be reversed on that ground, I can see no error in the refusal of the county court to give the instruction set out in the bill of exceptions, and am therefore for affirming the judgment.

¶2Judgment affirmed with costs.

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