Case Name: Johnston v. Bower et al.
Court: Superior Court of Chancery of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1810-02
Citations: 4 Hen. & M. 487
Docket Number: 
Parties: Johnston v. Bower et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 958–959

Head Matter:
Johnston v. Bower et al.
February Term, 1810.
Equity Practice — Plea to Jurisdiction. — A plea to the jurisdiction of this Court that a suit is depending' in an inferior Court for the same matter, is proper.
See ante, p. 476.

Opinion:
The rule made in this cause at the last term, was now, on the motion of Mr. Botts, discharged, and The Chancellor said, that a plea to the jurisdiction of this Court, of the suit depending in the Court below, was proper; and, thereupon the plea was filed, and referred to a Commissioner of the Court to report upon the facts.