A Guide to the Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May 0007787125

A Guide to the Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May

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Collection Number 0007787125


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Collection Number
0007787125
Title
Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May
Extent
.225 cf; legal-sized half-hollinger box
Creator
Louisa County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May. Local government records collection, Louisa County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Louisa County Circuit Court.

Historical Information

Louisa County was named for Louisa, a daughter of King George II and wife of King Frederick V of Denmark. It was formed from Hanover County in 1742.

Scope and Content

Louisa County (Va.) Judgment, Lewis Yancey, surviving partner vs. Louisa County, 1906 May, pertains to a smallpox outbreak of Dec. 1902-Apr. 1903, during which a local dry goods business, Yancey Brothers, served as a quarantine hospital and all goods/wares were ordered destroyed afterward. Legal issue in question was whether the county was liable to Yancey for goods used and/or destroyed during the four-month outbreak, and whether all information was correctly provided to the jury. Other issues in question relate to proper use of authority and eminent domain vs. police power. Includes printed proceedings as the county appealed, and later was heard by the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals as Louisa County v. Yancey's Trustee et al. Jan 21, 1909. Documents reference the actions of Dr. P.P. May and the service of colored nurse "Davy" David Woofolk for 94 days between Dec 29, 1902-Apr 5, 1903.

Arrangement

Chronological.

Related Material

For other smallpox outbreaks in Louisa County, see also: " Louisa County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1771-1902." .

Additional Louisa County court records can be found on microfilm and in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm" and The Chancery Records Index .

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