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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.<ref>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).</ref>
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''Pendleton v. Lomax'', Wythe 4 (1790), was a case originally appealed to the High Court of Chancery from the Caroline County Court. The plaintiff was one of the Chancellors, however, and the remaining two Chancellors split, so the case was transferred to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.<ref>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).</ref>
 
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Pendleton v. Lomax, Wythe 4 (1790), was a case originally appealed to the High Court of Chancery from the Caroline County Court. The plaintiff was one of the Chancellors, however, and the remaining two Chancellors split, so 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).