Legal Opinion

Holland v. Vaughan

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 11, 1917PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of the city of Portsmouth. Decree for the defendant. Complainants, appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.

The appellees, E. M. Vaughan and T. E. Vaughan, her husband, by deed dated the 2nd day of June, 1903, conveyed certain lands to Charles Keller. The appellants, E. E. Hollándote whom the property had been since conveyed, and Charles Keller and Amanda Keller, his predecessors in title,. *325filed their bill on the 9th day of February, 1912, alleging that by mutual mistake of the parties that deed contains an imperfect description of the property intended to be conveyed thereby, and praying that it be so reformed as properly to express its true intent, purpose and meaning.

The deed described the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Beach v. BellwoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905

3Cited by18 opinions

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  2. Chick v. MacBainSupreme Court of Virginia · 1931
  3. Hamlin v. PandapasSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
  4. Stickley v. ThornWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Larchmont Properties, Inc. v. CoopermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954

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