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8 Va. 58

Mann v. Gwinn

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided August 26, 1851

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1851-08-26

This was a forcible entry and detainer in the County court of Fayette, by William T. Mann against Lock-ridge Gwinn and others. The warrant of the justice directed the justices and the jury to be summoned to meet on the 14th of November 1849. Accordingly the justices met and constituted the Court on that day, and then on the motion of the defendants, the cause was continued until the 29 ih of March 1850, to which day the Court was adjourned.

Decided 1851-08-26

Allen J.

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2The Court is of opinion, that as by the act of 3rd January 1834, p. 76, it is provided that whensoever the justices summoned to form a Court for the trial of any case of forcible entry, shall fail to meet, and no Court be formed on the day appointed, such failure shall not operate a discontinuance of the cause, but the same shall stand continued until the next regular Court of the county or corporation, whether monthly or quarterly; the act by a fair construction, applies as well to a failure of the Court to meet on the day to which it stood adjourned, as to a failure to meet on the day appointed in the warrant; and in either case the cause stands continued to the next County court, and no discontinuance is operated. It therefore seems to the Court here, that the judgment of the Circuit court reversing the judgment of the County court is erroneous; and the same is reversed with costs to the plaintiff in error. And this Court proceeding to render such judgment as the Circuit court should have rendered, it is considered that the judgment of the County court be affirmed, with costs in the Circuit court expended.

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