Legal Opinion
Phipps v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1988No. Nos. 87-3097, 87-3098PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
This claim arises out of a dispute over real property claimed by several parties under three original land grants. The property has been divided into six lots, six separate defendants disputing the plaintiffs’ claim of ownership of all six parcels. The plaintiffs commenced six separate suits. Four suits were framed as actions to quiet title, with the remaining two as actions in ejectment. The actions were consolidated in the district court. The district court granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment, finding the actions of the plaintiffs barred by laches.…
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- Howard Phipps, Jr., and Wife, Mary N.S. Phipps v. Charles Robinson, Jr., and Wife, Vinita G. Robinson Ramona Wilson Hunter, and Husband, William A. Hunter John E. Dell and Wife, Ann B. Dell the Sea Gull Motel Inc. Sybil A. Fetterroll, and Husband, Charles Fetterroll Ruby Austin Moser Joseph Leonard Moser, and Ralph H. Hodges, Jr., as Trustee Cooperative Savings and Loan Association, as Beneficiary G. Irvin Aldridge, as Trustee Marjorie A. Newton, and Husband, C.C. Newton, Jr., as Beneficiaries W.H. McCown as Trustee Josephine Oden, as Beneficiary, Howard Phipps, Jr., and Wife, Mary N.S. Phipps v. Charles Robinson, Jr., and Wife, Vinita G. Robinson Ramona Wilson Hunter, and Husband, William A. Hunter John E. Dell and Wife, Ann B. Dell the Sea Gull Motel Inc Sybil A. Fetterroll, and Husband, Charles Fetterroll Ruby Austin Moser Joseph Leonard Moser, and Ralph H. Hodges, Jr., as Trustee Cooperative Savings and Loan Association, as Beneficiary G. Irvin Aldridge, as Trustee Marjorie A. Newton, and Husband, C.C. Newton, Jr., as Beneficiaries W.H. McCown as Trustee Josephine Oden, as BeneficiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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