Legal Opinion

Parsons v. Parsons

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 1937PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

On December 1, 1915, the appellant, Esther B. Parsons and others, conveyed to William C. Parsons, Harry E. Parsons and Winnie E. Heath, three of her children, a certain tract of land, “subject to a charge of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per year” thereon, and expressly reserved a lien on the face of the deed for the payment thereof on the first day of each January during the life of the said Esther B. Parsons.

Harry E. Parsons, in May, 1935, brought proceedings in chancery against W. • C. Parsons and others, praying for a partition of said land. All of the parties in interest, as well as…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cooke v. . MeekerNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
  2. Kent v. DunhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  3. Washington & Old Dominion Railway v. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1917
  4. McVeigh's Ex'or v. HowardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
  5. Stringer v. Stevens' EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1906

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Schwab v. NorrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  3. Beale v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1945
  4. Columbia Heights Section 3, Inc. v. Griffith-Consumers Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  5. Richmond v. HallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996

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