Legal Opinion
Burns v. Equitable Associates
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 18, 1980No. Record 780655PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Estelle B. Burns, formerly Estelle B. Batleman, administratrix d.b.n.c.t.a. of the estate of her late husband, Dr. Bernard B. Batleman, appeals from a decree determining, inter alia, Dr. Batleman’s interest in an investment venture named the Equitable Associates. We are asked to review the chancellor’s rulings as to the nature and extent of that interest.
The Equitable Associates was formed in 1963 when Dr. Batleman and others decided to purchase a leasehold estate in land in Norfolk. Created in 1903, the leasehold was a 20-year term perpetually renewable so long as the lessee fulfilled…
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