Legal Opinion
Timberlake v. Heflin
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1989No. 17978PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice:
We consider in this case the enforceability of a parol contract for the transfer of certain joint property between husband and wife. The Berkeley County Circuit Court concluded that the contract was unenforceable due to the lack of a memorandum sufficient to comply with W.Va.Code, 36-1-3. We conclude that there was sufficient compliance.
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Richard L. Timberlake and Sherry L. Timberlake were married on July 24, 1976. They purchased a two-bedroom home in Berkeley County on June 9, 1977. Their deed expressly provided that they were to hold the property as joint tenants with the…
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