Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Brewer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 10, 1958No. Record 4722PublishedCited by 12 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.
On July 29, 1954, Alma McNeil Brewer filed a bill in chancery against her husband, William Philip Brewer, alleging that in February or the early part of March, 1951, her husband executed and delivered to her a deed, thereby making her and her husband tenants by the entirety, with the right of survivorship as at common law, in a farm consisting of 688% acres lying in Giles county; that the deed was not recorded but was accepted and placed by her in a steel filing cabinet in a room where she and her husband kept their business papers; that on January 4, 1954 she looked for the deed and found…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ashby v. DumouchelleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Payne v. PayneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Peal v. LutherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
- Furguson v. BondWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Klingstein v. EagleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Boggs v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1985
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