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''Cobs v. Mosby'', Wythe 137 (1791),<ref>George Wythe, ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery]],'' 137 (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 2d ed. 1852).</ref> was a very brief opinion dismissing a bill for relief.
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[[File:WytheCobsVMosby1852.jpg|link={{filepath:WytheDecisions1852CobsVMosby.pdf}}|thumb|right|300px|Opinion for [[Media:WytheDecisions1852CobsVMosby.pdf|''Cobs v. Mosby'']], in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991006014269703196 ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery, with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions''], by George Wythe. 2nd ed. Richmond: J. W. Randolph, 1852.]]
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[[Media:WytheDecisions1852CobsVMosby.pdf|''Cobs v. Mosby'']], Wythe 137 (1791),<ref>George Wythe, ''[[Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery (1852)|Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions]],'' 2nd ed., ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 137.</ref> was a very brief opinion dismissing a bill for relief.
 
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==Background==
 
==Background==
 
Cobs filed a bill for relief with the High Court of Chancery against a verdict in another court.
 
Cobs filed a bill for relief with the High Court of Chancery against a verdict in another court.
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==The Court's Decision==
 
==The Court's Decision==
The Chancery Court dismissed Cobs's bill. The court which had handed down the verdict rejected a motion for a new trial, and that motion was the only basis for the Chancery Court's jurisdiction.  
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The Chancery Court dismissed Cobs's bill. The court which had handed down the verdict rejected a motion for a new trial, and that motion was the only basis for the Chancery Court's jurisdiction.
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 29 March 2022

Cobs v. Mosby, Wythe 137 (1791),[1] was a very brief opinion dismissing a bill for relief.

Background

Cobs filed a bill for relief with the High Court of Chancery against a verdict in another court.

The Court's Decision

The Chancery Court dismissed Cobs's bill. The court which had handed down the verdict rejected a motion for a new trial, and that motion was the only basis for the Chancery Court's jurisdiction.

References

  1. George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery with Remarks upon Decrees by the Court of Appeals, Reversing Some of Those Decisions, 2nd ed., ed. B.B. Minor (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 137.