· 11/10/1989
Daugherty v. Diment
Citations
- 385 S.E.2d 572
- 238 Va. 520
- 6 Va. Law Rep. 726
- 1989 Va. LEXIS 154
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that the assignor was free to make an assignment without “the consent of anyone” where the subject contract included a clause specifying free assignability
- provisions of land contract, note, deed of trust and assignment executed contemporaneously construed harmoniously
- provisions of land contract, note, deed of trust and assignment executed contemporaneously construed harmoniously
- “In construing the documents as a whole, the court will not treat any word or clause as meaningless if any reasonable interpretation consistent with the other portions of the contract can be ascribed to it.”
- “In construing the documents as a whole, the court will not treat any word or clause as meaningless if any reasonable interpretation consistent with the other portions of the contract can be ascribed to it.”
- “Where a business transaction is based upon more than one document executed by the parties, the documents will be construed together to determine the intent of the parties; each document will be employed to ascertain the meaning intended to be expressed by the others.”
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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Thomas, Whiting, Lacy
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