· 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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