Saunders v. Prunty

Citations

• 89 Va. 921
• 17 S.E. 231
• 1893 Va. LEXIS 120

Syllabus

<p>1. Commissioners in GiiaxoerY'—Report—Evidence.—The commissioner need not return the evidence upon which his report is based, in the absence of any directions so to do. Where a judgment is reported as a lien, and the report is confirmed without exception—</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>This court will not disturb the confirmation.</p> <p>2. Stay Law—Levy of fi. fa.—Satisfaction—Case at bar.—With the report was returned an execution endorsed to the effect that on April 14th, 1861, a fi. fa. had been levied on one slave, the property of defendant, and held up by order of plaintiff. Ou April 30th, 1861, the stay law was enacted, and continued in force until emancipation.</p> <p>Held:</p> <p>It is not to be piresumed from the levy that the judgment was satisfied.</p>