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Patterson v. Warner, 415 U.S. 303 (1974)
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Patterson v. Warner, 415 U.S. 303 (1974)
Patterson v. Warner No. 72-5830 Argued January 9, 1974 Decided February 26, 1974 415 U.S. 303
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
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Subsequent to the three-judge District Court’s judgment upholding, against due process and equal protection challenges, a West Virginia statute requiring a double bond as a condition for an appeal from a justice of the peace’s judgment in a civil case, the West Virginia Supreme Court, in another action, upheld the double bond provision. The court held, however, that a justice of the peace judgment against the defendant violated due process and was "void" on the ground that, because the fee of the justice of the peace was enhanced when he ruled in the plaintiff’s favor, he had a pecuniary interest in the case’s outcome. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court so that that court, in the first instance, may evaluate the effect of the intervening decision.
Vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Patterson v. Warner, 415 U.S. 303 (1974) in 415 U.S. 303 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VHK7AYVF4W81YQF.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Patterson v. Warner, 415 U.S. 303 (1974), in 415 U.S. 303, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VHK7AYVF4W81YQF.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Patterson v. Warner, 415 U.S. 303 (1974). cited in 1974, 415 U.S. 303. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=VHK7AYVF4W81YQF.
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