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Friendly Ice Cream Corp. v. Beckner

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 10, 2004No. Record 031640PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELIZABETH B. LACY, Justice.

In this appeal we review the chancellor's decree rescinding an amendment to a lease because the lease amendment was the result of undue influence.

Facts

Beatrice Beckner and her husband entered into a commercial lease with Friendly Ice Cream Corporation (Friendly) allowing Friendly to build and operate a retail store on property owned by the Beckners. The lease commenced in 1976 with an original term of 15 years. Friendly could exercise five renewal options of five years each. If all five options were exercised, the lease would terminate in 2016. In addition to a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Economopoulos v. KolaitisSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  2. Fishburne & Wife v. Ferguson's HeirsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1887
  3. Nicholson v. ShockeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
  4. Redford v. BookerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936
  5. Martin v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Gelber v. GlockSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  2. Estate of Parfitt v. ParfittSupreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  3. Parish v. ParishSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
  4. Bailey v. TurnbowSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  5. Ayers v. ShafferSupreme Court of Virginia · 2013

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