Cheshire v. Atkinson

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Cheshire v. Atkinson, Hening & Munford Vol. I 209 (1807),[1] the court determined whether a sheriff could be attached for carrying out a decree from a judge, although the sheriff knew the case was pending appeal.

Background

A very brief case where the court determined that the plaintiff could not bring an attachment against a sheriff for carrying out a decree from a judge, just because he had notice of an appeal.

The Court's Decision

The Court found that an attachment would not apply to the sheriff.

See also

References

  1. William Hening and William Munford, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia: with Select Cases, Relating Chiefly to Points of Practice, Decided by the Superior Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, 2nd ed. (Flatbush: I. Riley, 1809), 209.