Legal Opinion
United States v. 198.73 Acres of Land
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1986No. Nos. 85-2332(L), 86-3801PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The Commonwealth of Virginia and the heirs of Ferdinando Fairfax claim competing interests in the proceeds of the condemnation by the United States of a piece of land in Loudoun County. The determination of entitlement turns on whether all or part of the property is subject to escheat. Under the Virginia law of escheats, Va. Code § 55-168 to § 55-201.1, the Commonwealth is entitled to property if there are no known heirs, or if the property appears to have been abandoned. There are known heirs to the property in question, and the Commonwealth is estopped from arguing…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
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- Carney v. KainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- State v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. 198.73 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Loudoun County, Virginia v. Commonwealth of Virginia v. The Widow, Widowers, Heirs, Devisees, and Successors in Title of Fairfax, George Wm., United States of America v. 198.73 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Loudoun County, Virginia v. Commonwealth of Virginia v. The Widow, Widowers, Heirs, Devisees and Successors in Title of Fairfax, George Wm.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Virginia Sprinkler Company, Inc., and Virginia Pipe & Supply Co. v. Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669, U.A., Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Lamonds v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1999
- In re Escheat of Lots Described as Eastland Developers, Inc.Roanoke County Circuit Court · 1994
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