Dunnavant v. Dunnavant
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county. Decree for complainant. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
Richard A. Dunnavant filed his bill against Thomas W. Dunnavant, his father, and others, alleging that in November, 1885, his father conveyed to him two tracts of land in Henry county, one known as the Stacy Watkins tract, containing fifty acres, and the other as the Nancy Watkins tract, containing ninety-three acres, and that the conveyance has been lost or destroyed.
It is conceded by counsel for the appellees that the degree of proof necessary to establish a lost deed and its contents is correctly indicated in the case of Thomas v. Ribble, 2 Va. Dec. 321, 24 S. E. 241, which is relied upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thomas v. RibbleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
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- Carter v. WoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- McLin v. RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Johnson v. McCoySupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
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