Legal Opinion

Parker v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 17, 1929PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.

*178This suit was brought by H. Stafford Murphy against Samuel J. Hopkins and Flora E. Hopkins, his wife, and R. L. Parker, for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real estate from Hopkins and wife to H. S. Murphy.

The material facts taken from the bill and petition are: On April 6, 1920, H. Stafford Murphy and one O. B. Fitts, partners, entered into a contract by which they leased from Samuel J. Hopkins and Flora E. Hopkins, his wife, a certain storehouse, situate at McGuire’s wharf, in Westmoreland county, Virginia, for a term of one year, with option of a renewal,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hayes v. O'BrienIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Watkins v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
  3. Berry v. WorthamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
  4. Cummins v. BeaversSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
  5. Van Dyke v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1911

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Shayeb v. HollandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  2. Brenner v. DuncanMichigan Supreme Court · 1947
  3. King v. Dalton Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  4. Barling v. HornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PedersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947

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