Case Name: Scott v. Hall
Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1811-04-23
Citations: 2 Munf. 229
Docket Number: 
Parties: Scott v. Hall.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 439–440

Head Matter:
Scott v. Hall.
Tuesday, April, 23d, 1811.
1. Writ of Certiorari — When Proper — Where Transcript Certified. - -A writ of certiorari, for defect of the record, is proper where the transcript has been certified by the proper officer, and is suggested to be defective; butnot where it is not authenticated at all.
2. Same — Same—Same -Supersedeas. — In such case, even after the cause has been argued, the super-sedeas will be quashed as haying been improyj-dently granted.
Botts moved to quash the writ of superse-deas in this case as improvidently granted; the clerk of the district court having never certified the record.
Williams, contra.
This objection was not taken until after this court had heard the cause. A certiorari was then awarded, but never executed.
’'Botts. I am driven by Mr. Williams himself to make this motion. I wished to dispense with the certiorari, but he would not agree to it.
See monographic note on “Appeal and Error” appended to Hill v. Salem, etc., Turnpike Co., 1 Rob. 263.

Opinion:
Williams then moved for another writ of certiorari; but the court refused it; Judge Roane observing that if the record had been certified by the proper officer, and was suggested to be defective, a certiorari would be proper; but not where the record is not authenticated.' at all.
Supersedeas quashed.