Willoughby v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Virginia
On the 18th of February 1869 Snowden C. Hall, S. S. Fahnestock and William Thomas entered into an agreement under seal, by which Hall sold to the other parties a tract of land in the county of Stafford, containing sixteen hundred acres; upon terms stated in the agreement. On the 13th of March 1869 the said Snowden C. Hall and Westel Willoughby entered into an agreement under seal, by which Hall sold to Willoughby the same-tract of land.
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On the 18th of February 1869 Snowden C. Hall, S. S. Fahnestock and William Thomas entered into an agreement under seal, by which Hall sold to the other parties a tract of land in the county of Stafford, containing sixteen hundred acres; upon terms stated in the agreement. On the 13th of March 1869 the said Snowden C. Hall and Westel Willoughby entered into an agreement under seal, by which Hall sold to Willoughby the same-tract of land. And at the foot of the agreement is a statement by Thomas, that he consents to the above.. And on the same day Willoughby entered into an agreement with…
1Opinion of the Court
Bouldin J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant’s objections to the decree of the Circuit court sustaining the award of the arbitrator, although presented in various forms, are in effect but two.
I. That there was a mistake of law by the arbitrator apparent on the face of the award.
2. That the award was not final between' the parties, because it did not dispose of the claim of the appellee Thomas to an interest in the land.
Awards which are in substance and effect judgments of a tribunal of “the parties’ own selection,” are always favored in law as tending to the repose of society…
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