Case Name: Johnston v. Bower et al.
Court: Superior Court of Chancery of Virginia
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1809-09
Citations: 4 Hen. & M. 476
Docket Number: 
Parties: *Johnston v. Bower et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 954–954

Head Matter:
*Johnston v. Bower et al.
September Term, 1809.
Equity Practice. — Practice, where the plaintiff is. proceeding' in this Court, and on the equity side of a County Court, for the same canse of action.
Botts moved, in this case, for a rule upon the plaintiff to show cause why a suit brought by the plaintiff on the Chancery side of the County Court of Prince William against the defendants, for the same cause of action, should not be dismissed in that Court, if the plaintiff preferred prosecuting his suit in this Court, and so vice versa.
See same case on page 487.

Opinion:
By the Chancellor.
The rule may be made in order to settle the practice.