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Jones v. JonesJones v. Jones

Virginia Chancery Court
Jun 15, 1809
Reporters:
By the Chancellor.

As to the first question, the general rule of law ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍is this, that where you take an account of one of the parties as evidence against him, you must admit it to be evidence ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍for him : but this is only so far as the account itself would be evidence if it were proved by other means. For ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍example, the account should not be evidence, so far as any error should be apparent on its face.

As to the second question: if the defendant ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍had brought this suit, the judgment at law against him would be a clear bar; but as the suit is brought against him by ‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍his adversary, at law, the judgment is no bar.

Decree for the defendant.

Case Details

Case Name: Jones v. Jones
Court Name: Virginia Chancery Court
Date Published: Jun 15, 1809
Citation: 4 Va. 447
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