Legal Opinion
Rosser v. Cole
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 21, 1989No. Record 870330PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This appeal requires us to determine the validity of a mechanic’s lien claimed by a builder of roads, purporting to affect land subdivided into lots.
Dois I. Rosser, Jr., recorded a plat dated September 12, 1985, subdividing into 77 lots Lee’s Neck Farm, a tract of approximately 450 acres in Gloucester County. The lots were served by a network of subdivision streets. In a contract dated October 7, 1985, with a March 1986 addendum, Robert A. Cole, trading as “Robert Cole Excavating,” agreed with Rosser’s agent to “perform all the labor necessary for the completion of approximately 16,400 feet…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sergeant v. DenbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
- Clement v. Adams Bros.-Paynes Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Pairo v. BethellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
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