| Citation(s): | 46 Va. (5 Gratt.) 518 |
| Case Name: | Sharpe v. Robertson |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Appeals |
| Record Number: | ----- |
| Date of Decision: | 1849 Jan. Term |
| Appealed From: | Petition for writ of Mandamus* |
| Outcome: | Mandamus awarded |
| Opinion(s): | Baldwin, J.; concur Allen, J., also Brooke, J., also Cabell, P.; diss. Daniel, J.** |
| Briefs: | Arguments by the respondent included in statement of the case. |
| Notes: | * Directed to Judge John Robertson of the Richmond Circuit Superior Court of Chancery. The report of this case, in which the power of the General Assembly to establish Special Courts of Appeal was challenged, is rich with information about the history and organization of appellate courts in Virginia.--** The dissenting opinion of Daniel, J., precedes that of Baldwin, J. Petition arose from rejection of a remand to the Richmond Circuit Superior Court of Chancery, following a decision of the Special Court of Appeals in the case of Keesee v. Sharpe, 1849 Jan. 20. |