Legal Opinion

Lucy v. Zehmer

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 22, 1954No. Record 4272PublishedCited by 55 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

This suit was instituted by W. O. Lucy and J. C. Lucy, complainants, against A. H. Zehmer and Ida S. Zehmer, his wife, defendants, to have specific performance of a contract by which it was alleged the Zehmers had sold to W. O. Lucy a tract of land owned by A. H. Zehmer in Dinwiddie county containing 471.6 acres, more or less, known as the Ferguson farm, for $50,000. J. C. Lucy, the other complainant, is a brother of W. O. Lucy, to whom W. O. Lucy transferred a half interest in his alleged purchase.

The instrument sought to be enforced was written by A. H. Zehmer on December 20, 1952, in these…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. First National Exchange Bank v. Roanoke Oil Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1937
  2. Bond v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  3. Taliaferro v. EmerySupreme Court of Virginia · 1919

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