Legal Opinion

McClung v. Folks

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 20, 1919PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Highland county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.

This is the sequel to the caveat case of McClung v. Folkes, decided by this court in November, 1917, reported in 122 Va. 48, 94 S. E. 156. The nature of the controversy and its history up to the date of that decision are tersely stated in the opinion delivered by Judge Burks, and we need not here repeat that statement in full, but the following extract therefrom will afford a helpful introduction to the present phase of the litigation. After referring to the mass of conflicting evidence in the case, Judge Burks said: “While there was this great volume of evidence relating to the issue…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Marshall v. HolmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. Pico v. CohnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Barsa v. KatorCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  5. McClung v. FolkesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Rook v. RookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  2. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. RemleySupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  3. Jones v. WillardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  4. OA PATTERSON v. Rosetta AndersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
  5. Powell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922

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