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Property, W. Wade Berryhill
Property, W. Wade Berryhill
Law Faculty Publications
This year, the courts decided many property law issues of interest to the general practitioner. Section I discusses cases from the federal district and circuit courts, as well as the Virginia Supreme Court and the Virginia Court of Appeals. The 1987 session of the General Assembly resulted in several changes affecting property laws in Virginia. Section II lists the most significant statutes.
Property, W. Wade Berryhill
Property, W. Wade Berryhill
Law Faculty Publications
The General Assembly made several minor changes affecting property law in Virginia. The most significant of these changes was the amendment of the Code's provisions regarding a spouse's dower and curtesy interests in the separate estate of a deceased spouse. In addition to this legislation, the Virginia Supreme Court decided several cases dealing with varied property issues. The decisions discussed below are those which should have the most interest to the general practitioner. The real estate specialist, no doubt, is already aware of most of them. In the majority of the cases which follow, the Virginia Supreme Court affirms and …