Supreme Court of Virginia, 1815

Segouine v. Auditor of Public Accounts

Segouine v. Auditor of Public Accounts
Supreme Court of Virginia · Decided March 25, 1815 · Roane
4 Munf. 398; 18 Va. 398; 1815 Va. LEXIS 21

Segouine v. Auditor of Public Accounts

Opinion of the Court

Judge Roane

pronounced the court’s opinion, that the judgment was erroneous in giving fifteen per centum,, instead of five per centum, damages, and five per centum on the amount due, as in the case of public taxes.

Judgment reversed, and entered for the sum of 350 dollars, with five per centum damages thereon, and interest on the whole amount, after the rate of five per centum per annum, till paid, with the costs of the motion in the General Court.

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