Miller v. Reynolds

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the merger doctrine applicable to the execution of deeds does not apply in cases of mutual mistake
• recognizing that often a deed is only part of a prior existing contract, and parol evidence may be admitted to prove other terms not inconsistent with the deed
• noting that the \deed is a mere transfer of title” and that the contract \may, and often does, contain many provisions which the execution of the deed neither adds to nor takes away from”
• a condition in the purchase contract making the sale contingent upon the land's suitability for percolation and its qualification for a building permit did not merge into the deed
• \The remedy of rescission is equitable in nature and is a remedy granted or denied within the sound discretion of the trial court.\
• “A deed is a mere transfer of title, a delivery so to speak of the 12 subject-matter of the contract.”

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Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Abi-Najm v. Concord Condominium, LLC
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2010-09-16· cited 101×
• Carstensen v. Chrisland Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1994-04-15· cited 76×
• Norton v. Poplos
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1982-03-11· cited 72×
• Beck v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2000-11-03· cited 27×
• Davis v. Tazewell Place Associates
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1997-09-12· cited 26×
• Maloney v. Sargisson
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-07-03· cited 24×
• Knight v. McCain
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1988-09-07· cited 20×
• Bakken v. Price
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1980-07-11· cited 18×
• High Knob Associates v. Douglas
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1995-04-21· cited 16×
• Empire Management & Development Co. v. Greenville Associates
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1998-01-09· cited 13×
• Taylor v. McConchie
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2002-09-13· cited 5×
• Meurer v. Tribby (In re Tribby)
  E.D. Virginia· 1999-11-24· cited 4×
• In re Wolf
  E.D. Virginia· 1987-08-17· cited 3×
• Miners Exchange Bank v. Woodruff (In Re Woodruff)
  W.D. Virginia· 1997-09-29· cited 2×
• Terry v. Evans (In re Evans)
  E.D. Virginia· 2015-03-26· cited 2×
• Haghighi v. Sager
  Spotsylvania County Circuit Court· 1988-04-05· cited 1×
• Napier v. Graham
  Albemarle County Circuit Court· 2004-06-01· cited 1×
• In Re Franklin County Visiting Nurses Ass'n, Inc.
  N.D. Florida· 1987-02-25
• Devine, Donald v. Buki
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2015-01-08
• Walker v. Mount Vernon Realty, Inc.
  Fairfax County Circuit Court· 1991-06-28

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Collins v. Lyon, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1943-03-08· cited 29×
• Sale v. Figg
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1935-06-13· cited 28×
• Dickenson County Bank v. Royal Exchange Assurance
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1931-09-17· cited 22×
• Bankers Fire Insurance v. Henderson
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1954-09-08· cited 18×
• Davis v. Marr
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1959-01-26· cited 14×

Other cases named Miller v. Reynolds

6 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Miller v. Reynolds
  New York Supreme Court· 1895-12-28· cited 6×
• Miller v. Reynolds
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-07-26· cited 4×
• Miller v. Reynolds
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2002-10-01· cited 4×
• Miller v. Reynolds
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 2016-05-09
• Miller v. Reynolds
  New York Supreme Court· 1893-10-20
• Miller v. Reynolds
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1827-04-15