Pendleton v. Lomax

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Pendleton v. Lomax, Wythe 4 (1790), was a case originally brought before the High Court of Chancery; since the plaintiff was one of the Chancellors, however, the case was transferred to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.[1]


Background

The Court's Decision

Wythe's Discussion

References

  1. George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, (Richmond: Printed by Thomas Nicolson, 1795), 4. The decision from the Supreme Court of Appeals was published as Lomax v. Pendleton, 7 Va. (3 Call) 538 (1790).