Supreme Court of Virginia, 1813

Hairston v. Hughes

Hairston v. Hughes
Supreme Court of Virginia · Decided February 10, 1813
3 Va. 568
Hairston v. Hughes

Opinion of the Court

February 10th, 1813, the president pronounced the following opinion of this Court:

“ It not appearing by the decree, which is set forth in the declaration, that a zvaste of the estate of the intestate is established by that decree against the administrator and administratrix, the principals in ihe bond ; the Court (not deciding, at this time, what would be the effect of the decree, if it had so appeared, in a suit against the security only, or against the security and the principal jointly) is of opinion that the said judgment is erroneous.”

judgment reversed, and entered for the appellant.

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