General Court of Virginia, 1797

Gill's Lessee v. Cole

General Court of Virginia · Decided May 15, 1797 · Duvall

3 Md. 576

Counsel

Martin (Attorney-General) and Key, for the plaintiff., Mason, for the defendant.

Opinion of the Court

The Court

(Duvall, J.)

was of opinion it could not be considered as a plot filed in this cause, and that the defendant was not at liberty to show the said plot to the jury for the purpose aforesaid.

Martin (Attorney-General) and Key, for the plaintiff. Mason, for the defendant.

To this opinion the defendant excepted, and ap» pealed to the court of appeals, in which court the judgment was affirmed at June term, 1800.

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