Legal Opinion
Lambert v. Barker
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 5, 1986No. Record 822276PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
The central question in this appeal is whether payment by the obligors of a note to a party not in possession of the note discharged the obligation of the makers and precluded recovery on the note by the party in possession.
The facts surrounding the underlying transactions are substantially undisputed. In May 1978, William K. Barker and Barbara R. Barker acquired from Robert O. Davis, Jr., property located at 2610 Monument Avenue, Richmond. As part of the consideration for their purchase, the Barkers executed a note, secured by a second deed of trust on the property, in the principal amount…
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