| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - - | - - | - - | December 5, 1825 | Judge Carr, | 1825 |
Citation: Bowyer v. Creigh, 3 Va. 25 (1825).
Holding
This was an appeal from the Greenbrier Chancery Court.
The bill was filed by William Bowyer and John B. Caldwell, against Thomas Creigh and others, who had obtained judgments against James Caldwell. The history of the transactions which gave rise to this controversy, is fully unfolded in the following opinion of Judge Carr.
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Stuart A. Raphael, What is the Standard for Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction in Virginia?, 57 U. Rich. L. Rev. 197 (2022).
One sentence quoting the Virginia Supreme Court's holding that an alternative remedy at law is a fatalto an equity claim.
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Stuart A. Raphael, What is the Standard for Obtaining a Preliminary Injunction in Virginia?, 57 U. Rich. L. Rev. 197 (2022).
Footnote example of a 19th century case citing English chancery rulings from before and after 1776 without revealing whether it considered those precedents binding or persuasive.
