Legal Opinion
Reynolds v. Dixon
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 1948No. Record No. 3281PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
*103Reynolds, the appellant, instituted a suit in equity against Mrs. Jimmie O. Dixon, the purpose of which was to enforce specifically a contract for the sale of her residence. She interposed a demurrer to the bill of complaint and the chancellor sustained the demurrer and dismissed the suit.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the allegations of the bill of complaint make a case for specific performance. The chancellor decided that Code, sec. 5561 (Michie), commonly known as the statute of frauds, barred the enforcement of the contract for the reason that there was no written…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Williams Slate Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1925
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