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1924 LEONARD ROAD, L.L.C. v. VAN ROEKEL

Record No. 052526.

636 S.E.2d 378 (2006)

1924 LEONARD ROAD, L.L.C. v. Dorothy VAN ROEKEL, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 3, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberley A. Murphy (Hale, Hassan, Carlson & Penn, on briefs), for appellant.

James R. Hart (Hart & Horan, on brief), for appellee Dorothy Van Roekel.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and RUSSELL, S.J.

OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.

This appeal arises from the circuit court's holding that a resulting trust was established in favor of an alleged widow of a previous co-tenant of certain real property. We consider various evidentiary issues decided by the circuit court, including (1) an application of Code § 8.01-397, commonly known as the "dead man's statute," (2) the exclusion of several documents purportedly failing to qualify for admission under...

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