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Warrington v. Jiggits was a Parson's Cause case brought by the Reverend Thomas Warrington in 1762, resulting from the Two Penny Act of 1758.

Background

The Court's Decision

The journal of the court for Elizabeth City County has been lost, but the Minute Book record was reported in the William and Mary Quarterly in 1912:^[1]

Wednesday Jan^ry 5, 1763.

Pres^t George Wythe, Cary Michell, John Tabb & William Armistead, Gent. Warrington vs. Jegitts—Carter Tarrent John Nelson, Nicholas Skinner, James Barron, Thos. Cooper. Charles Cooper, William Van Purkello, Thomas Batts, William Tarrent, James Gill, James Gilbert and William Mitchell were sworn to try the issue joined brought in a sp^l verdict w^ch is these words (viz^t) * * * and the matters of Law arising thereupon are to be argued at the next court.

(The minutes were signed by G. Wythe.)

Wednesday the 2d of March 1763.

Pres^t George Wythe, George Walker, Cary Michell, Wilson Miles Cary, John Tabb & Wm. Armistead gent * * present Robert Armistead, James Balfour gent * * present George Wray, James Westwood, gent * * absent Wilson Miles Cary gent * * absent James Balfour gent * * absent Wilson Miles Cary, George Walker gent.

Warrington vs. Jeggitts—the matter of law arising on a spec^l verd^t in this cause being this day argued It seems to the court that by virtue of the Act of Assembly made &c. that the Law is for the Def^t & Judg^t for the Def^t from w^ch Judgment the Plt. prayed an appeal to the 19^th day of the next General Court upon his entring into Bond with security between this and the next court

See also

• Wythe's Judicial Career

References

1. ↑ Lyon G. Tyler, "Elizabeth City County Records," William & Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine 20, no. 3 (January, 1912), 172-173.

External links

• Read this article in Google Books.