Johnson's ex'rs v. Johnson
Johnson's ex'rs v. Johnson, 8 Va. 38 (1785)
Headnotes
Kegularly, anterior debits ought not to be received in contravention of a settled account.
A deed of indemnity, of date anterior to the settlement, is not proper evidence in such case.
A member of assembly may waive his privilege, and let the cause proceed to trial.
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Of which opinion was the court; and the judgment was, accordingly, affirmed.
Mem. — Johnson was a member of the assembly at the time the cause was tried; but he waived his privilege, and thereupon the court proceeded.
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