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White v. Pleasants

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 15, 1984No. Record 811711PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.

In this appeal, we consider, pursuant to our partition laws, the rights of various owners in a 2.13-acre tract of land and the effect of a certain lease on a portion thereof.

Helen E. Pleasants brought a chancery suit against her 17-year-old daughter, Lisa Carol Morris, and F. F. White, to partition the 2.13-acre tract. Pleasants also sought termination of a lease between White and her on a portion of the tract where White operated a gasoline station (the “station lot”).

Lisa, answering by her guardian ad litem, alleged that she owned a one-sixth undivided interest in the tract (less her…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  2. Dalgarno v. BaumSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
  3. Phillips v. DulanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
  4. Quillen v. TullSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. Wright v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Richardson v. ParrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993

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