Legal Opinion

Grove v. Lemley

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided November 21, 1912PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah county. Decree for the defendant. Complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

On February 11, 1910, the appellant Grove brought an action of assumpsit against the appellee Lemley to recover ah alleged over-payment for brick furnished and work and labor performed by Lemley under a building contract. *203The contract was partly in writing and partly parol, and involved supplying and laying brick in a double storehouse building which apellant was erecting in the town of Strasburg at a cost of about $10,000. The agreed price for brick was $9.00 per 1,000, solid measure, laid in the wall, side and front walls to be 18 inches plastered, and back wall 13 inches plain. A stone…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Foster v. Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Bickle v. Chrisman's Adm'xSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
  3. Redford v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
  4. Liskey v. PaulSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Pepper v. Dixie Splint Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
  2. W. L. Becker & Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  3. Marsteller v. Warden & HaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
  4. Excalibur Insurance v. SpellerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Gillespie v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1914

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