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· 4/24/1987

Brown v. Haley

Citations

  • 355 S.E.2d 563
  • 233 Va. 210
  • 3 Va. Law Rep. 2286
  • 1987 Va. LEXIS 186

How courts have described this case

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  • equitable claim for easement arose from different transaction and could not be asserted in earlier ejectment action at law between the same parties
  • equitable claim for easement arose from different transaction and could not be asserted in earlier ejectment action at law between the same parties
  • “The test to determine whether claims are part of a single cause of action is whether the same evidence is necessary to prove each claim”
  • In determining whether a party is relitigating the same cause of action, the court examines “whether the same evidence is necessary to prove each claim.”
  • equitable claim for easement arose from different transaction and could not be asserted in earlier ejectment action at law between the same parties
  • equitable claim for easement arose from different transaction and could not be asserted in earlier ejectment action at law between the same parties

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Judges: Carrico, Cochran, Poff, Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Thomas

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