Legal Opinion
Jones v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1896PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Argued at Richmond. Decided at Wytheville. Appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, pronounced April 6, 1894, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee was the complainant, and the appellant was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Richmond city, and the case grows out of the following agreement:
“ This agreement, made and entered into this 2nd day of Nov., 1889, between Merriwether Jones, of the first part, and S. S. Murphy, of the second part.
“ Witnesseth: That the Clover Hill mines and mining property, and [the] land of the late Franklin Stearns, both situated in Chesterfield county, Virginia, have been put upon the market; and the parties to this agreement have agreed that each shall use his best endeavors to sell the said lands, as a whole or in part, and that…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Miller v. FergusonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Commercial Bank v. MillerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
- Donald v. GuyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1903
- Woodson v. GilmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Miller & Co. v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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