Legal Opinion

Hoffman Family, L.L.C. v. Mill Two Associates Partnership

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 21, 2000No. Record 981302PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz

In this appeal, we first consider whether a proposed land development had advanced to a point sufficient to permit the chancellor to issue a declaratory judgment construing a restrictive covenant burdening a portion of the land to be developed, and if so, whether the chancellor correctly determined that the proposed development did not violate that restrictive covenant.

BACKGROUND

The central focus of this appeal is a restrictive covenant in a December 11, 1989 deed between Hubert N. Hoffman and Peggy L. Hoffman, husband and wife and predecessors in interest in Hoffman Family, L.L.C., 1 and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Reisen v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  2. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. BishopSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  3. Williams v. Bank of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  4. Erie Insurance Group v. HughesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  5. Daugherty v. DimentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989

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3Cited by32 opinions

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  3. Miller v. Highland CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  4. Shooting Point, L.L.C. v. WescoatSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
  5. Logan v. City Council of City of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008

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