Legal Opinion
Raney v. Barnes Lumber Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided May 3, 1954No. Record 4197PublishedCited by 31 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
Barnes "Lumber Corporation filed a bill in the Circuit Court of Nelson County against Carrie E. Raney and Robert W. Raney, praying for specific performance of an alleged contract to convey timber lands. The case was heard ore tenus and on February 19, 1953, a decree was entered holding that the lumber corporation was entitled to the relief prayed for, from which we granted an appeal.
The bill charged that Carrie E. Raney and Robert. W. Raney were seized of the land in controversy containing 4,415 acres, more or less, located in Nelson and Amherst Counties, Virginia; that respondents “by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Halsey v. MorteiroSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Blair v. BroadwaterCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Griscom v. ChildressSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- Barnes v. HamptonCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
- Simmons v. KramerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1891
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Murphy v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Morris v. MosbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Shepherd v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
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