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SCHOOL BD. OF AMHERST COUNTY v. BURLEY

Record No. 810097.

302 S.E.2d 53 (1983)

SCHOOL BOARD OF AMHERST COUNTY v. J. Daniel BURLEY, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Gamble, Amherst (Pendleton & Gamble, Amherst, on briefs), for appellant.

J. Frank Shepherd, Millboro, for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

In April, 1980, J. Daniel and Mattie Burley filed suit against the School Board of Amherst County. They alleged a contract existed between the parties for the sale of certain real estate and asked the trial court to order the Board to specifically perform the contract. The School Board asserted, among other defenses, that the contract was not in writing and therefore was unenforceable under Code §§ 11-2(6) (the Statute of Frauds) and...

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