Legal Opinion
Dotson v. Harman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 26, 1986No. Record 831723PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
The sole question in this appeal is whether the trial court correctly applied the doctrine of res judicata. We conclude that the doctrine was inapplicable and that the court erred in applying it.
In 1973, Bill R. Harman and Dorothy Woosley Harman, his wife, were the owners of a tract of land in Russell County described as Block C of the Russell County Poor Farm subdivision. The Harmans caused Block C, together with additional parts of the Poor Farm Subdivision, to be resubdivided by recording, on April 26, 1973, a subdivision deed and plat creating the “Harman Subdivision.” The plat depicted a…
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