Ivey v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.
This suit was brought by the appellants to recover possession of 683^ acres of land in Prince George county in which they had contingent remainders, and which they now claim by reason of the *125happening of the contingency upon which their estates were to vest in possession. They are entitled to recover unless barred by decrees in previous suits relating to the same lands to which they were parties. The trial court was of opinion that they were so barred and dismissed their bill, and from the decree dismissing the bill this appeal was allowed.
The appellants, who were the complainants in the…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Williamson v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1897
- Steinman v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Effinger v. HallSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
- Watson v. Wolff-Goldman Realty Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Dillard v. DillardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McCotter v. CarleCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1927
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- Blevins v. Lovelace'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Choate v. CalhounSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
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