McNamara Syndicate v. Boyd
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Law and Chancery Court of the city of Norfolk. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The record shows that prior to the year 1896 The Aetna Company owned a tract of land near Ocean View in the county of Norfolk, which it had divided up into lots, streets and alleys, as shown by a recorded plat. A number of these lots were sold to various purchasers to whom deeds were to be made when the purchase money was paid. Under two deeds, one dated July 3, 1896, and the other ■dated September 8, 1896, The Aetna Company conveyed, with general warranty of title, to James W. Buchanan certain of these lots which he had bought. These deeds to Buchanan were not recorded until February 27,…
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