Ott v. L & J HOLDINGS, LLC

OPINION BY Senior Justice CHARLESS. RUSSELL.

This appeal presents the question whether a deed, executed pursuant to a power of attorney, should be set aside on the ground that it exceeded the authority of the attorney-in-fact.

Facts and Proceedings

The essential facts are undisputed, although the parties differ as to the interpretations and inferences to be drawn from them. Admiral Dewey Monroe (Dewey) and his wife, Lou Ann Monroe (Lou Ann) were married for more than 50 years. During the marriage, they acquired substantial holdings of real property in Stafford County, some of which they…