Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Corp. v. McCreery
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 13, 1975No. Record 740660PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, C.J.
The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia (Chesapeake) filed a petition for a declaratory judgment against numerous defendants to determine the location and ownership of a five-acre parcel of land excepted or reserved out of a larger tract conveyed by deed of Joseph H. Harden to Chesapeake. F. D. McCreery and his wife and the State Highway Commissioner were the only parties to the proceedings who filed answers. The McCreerys claimed ownership in approximately 80 percent of the five-acre parcel. The Highway Commissioner did not participate in the hearing of the case.
The parties agreed that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Ellis v. Commissioner of the Department of Mental Hygiene & HospitalsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Seventeen, Inc. v. Pilot Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Terry v. TinsleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Harris v. ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Walker v. BowmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Miller & Smith, Inc. v. ThompsonFairfax County Circuit Court · 1986
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