Supreme Court of Virginia, 1822

Toll bridge v. Free bridge

Toll bridge v. Free bridge
Supreme Court of Virginia · Decided April 15, 1822 · Brooke
1 Va. 206; 1 Rand. 206

Toll bridge v. Free bridge

Opinion of the Court

April 19.

Judge Brooke,

delivered the opinion of the court.*

The court is of opinion, that the injunction was regularly awarded by two of the judges of this court 5 and is further of opinion, that the decree of the chancellor, discharging the rule for the attachment and dissolving the injunction, is erroneous. It is therefore reversed 3 and this court proceeding &c., the injunction is re-instated, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings, in which effectual measures are to be taken to prevent the use of the free bridge,.except for the purpose of completing the construction thereof, until the terms are complied with, which are directed by the act in relation thereto.

Judge Roane absent from indisposition*

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