Case Name: J. S. Arnold vs. Wright Welton, et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Decision Date: 1872-07
Citations: 5 W. Va. 436
Docket Number: 
Parties: J. S. Arnold vs. Wright Welton, et al.
Judges: The other judges concurred.
Reporter: West Virginia Supreme Court
Volume: 5
Pages: 436–436

Head Matter:
Wheeling.
J. S. Arnold vs. Wright Welton, et al.
July Term, 1872.
where the hill and answer ■were filed before the law of the Code of 1868, the rule of evidence must prevail that the sworn denial in an answer, of a material allegation in the hill, must he overcome hy two witnesses, or by one witness and strong corroborating circumstances.
Bill filed in the Circuit Court of Mineral County.
The opinion of Judge Moore contains the points at issue.
Robert Wliite for the appellant.
C. W. B. Allison for the appellees.

Opinion:
Moore J.
This is an appeal from a decree rendered by the Circuit Court of Mineral County, dissolving an injunction order.
The defendants, at the November Rules 1868, filed their joint and separate answers, under oath, to complainant's bill, denying the material allegations of said bill. As the rule of evidence then stood the sworn denial in an answer Of a material allegation in the bill must be overcome by two witnesses, or by one witness and strong corroborating circumstances. In this case the depositions of the witnesses entirely fail to sustain the allegations of the bill, but in fact sustain the answer of the defendants. No error, therefore, appearing in the decree appealed from, the decree must be affirmed and costs and damages awarded the appellees.
The other judges concurred.
Decree affirmed.