Legal Opinion

Schickling v. Aspinall

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 10, 1988No. Record 850466PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying both the claim and the counterclaim in a breach-of-contract action. By assignment of error, the appellant-defendants question the trial court’s construction of the contract, and the appellee-plaintiff assigns cross-error to the trial court’s ruling against his damage claim.

In November 1981, Robert Schickling and his wife, Dorothy, entered into a “CO-OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT” with Kenneth J. Aspinall to acquire a house and lot from a third party. The document identified the Schicklings as “Resident” and Aspinall as “Non Resident”. The Schicklings were…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Railroad Co. v. KoontzSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Burks v. Webb, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  4. Hall v. MillerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
  5. Johnson v. KellamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934

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3Cited by55 opinions

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