DECIDED IN THE

SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS,

AND IN THE

GENERAL COURT

OF

VIRGINIA.

BY CONWAY ROBINSON.

VOLUME I,

FROM APRIL 1, 1842, TO APRIL 1, 1843.

SECOND EDITION..

RICHMOND:

R. F. WALKER, SUPT. PUBLIC PRINTING.

1874.

JUDGES

OF THE

COURT OF APPEALS

DURING THE

TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

WILLIAM H. CABELL,* President,

FRANCIS T. BROOKE,

ROBERT STANARD,

JOHN J. ALLEN,

BRISCOE G. BALDWIN.†

ATTORNEY GENERAL:

SIDNEY S. BAXTER.

* Promoted to the Presidency, January 18, 1842, vice Henry St. G. Tucker, resigned.

Appointed January 29, 1842, vice William H. Cabell, promoted to the Presidency.