Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Holyfield
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 9, 1984No. Record 811384PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
On August 30, 1978, L. B. Holyfield and David S. Wilson entered into a contract in which Holyfield agreed to sell and Wilson agreed to buy certain land located near Smith Mountain Lake. Prior to closing, the parties fell into a dispute as to the meaning of the contract.
As a result, Wilson filed a motion for declaratory judgment in which he asked the trial court to “construe the contracts, agreements and understandings between the parties. . . .” In response, Holyfield contended, for several reasons, that “the minds of the two parties have never met on material matters, essential to be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Meade v. WallenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Virginian Railway Co. v. AvisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Hutchison v. KingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
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