Legal Opinion
County School Board v. Dowell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 13, 1950No. Record 3621PublishedCited by 18 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
This controversy involves the rights, interests and estate of the parties in an acre of land and improvements thereon, located in Fulkerson District, Scott county, Virginia, and known as the “New Hope School.”
In 1898, W. P. Marrs was the owner of a farm in Scott county containing seventy-five acres, more or less. By deed of October 17, 1898, he and his wife granted to “W. H. Minnich, F. G Pannell and S.'E. Barker, School Trustees of Fulkerson District”, Scott county, Virginia, an acre of that farm which was adequately described in the deed. The pertinent parts of that instrument follow:
“That…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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