1924 Leonard Road, L.L.C. v. Van Roekel

OPINION BY Justice BARBARAMILANO KEENAN.

This appeal arises from the circuit court's holding that a resulting trust was established in favor of an alleged widow of a previous co-tenant of certain real property. We consider various evidentiary issues decided by the circuit court, including (1) an application of Code § 8.01-397, commonly known as the "dead man's statute," (2) the exclusion of several documents purportedly failing to qualify for admission under the business records exception to the hearsay rule, (3) the admission of evidence concerning the alleged widow's "understanding" of the…