Natural Bridge Land Use & Zoning Lawyer, Virginia
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Maryellen F. Goodlatte
Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Business & Trade
Status: In Good Standing
Roanoke, VA 24001
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LEGAL TERMS
DEMURRER
A request made to a court, asking it to dismiss a lawsuit on the grounds that no legal claim is asserted. For example, you might file a demurrer if your neighbo... (more...)
A request made to a court, asking it to dismiss a lawsuit on the grounds that no legal claim is asserted. For example, you might file a demurrer if your neighbor sued you for parking on the street in front of her house. Your parking habits may annoy your neighbor, but the curb is public property and parking there doesn't cause any harm recognized by the law. After a demurrer is filed, the judge holds a hearing at which both sides can make their arguments about the matter. The judge may dismiss all or part of the lawsuit, or may allow the party who filed the lawsuit to amend its complaint. In some states and in federal court, the term demurrer has been replaced by 'motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim' (called a '12(b)(6) motion' in federal court) or similar term.
IP
See intellectual property law.
PRECEDENT
A legal principle or rule created by one or more decisions of a state or federal appellate court. These rules provide a point of reference or authority for judg... (more...)
A legal principle or rule created by one or more decisions of a state or federal appellate court. These rules provide a point of reference or authority for judges deciding similar issues in later cases. Lower courts must apply these rules when faced with similar legal issues. For example, if the Montana Supreme Court decides that a certain type of employment contract overly restricts the right of the employee to quit and get another job, all other Montana courts must apply this same rule.
CO-TENANTS
Two or more tenants who rent the same property under the same lease or rental agreement. Each co-tenant is 100% responsible for carrying out the rental agreemen... (more...)
Two or more tenants who rent the same property under the same lease or rental agreement. Each co-tenant is 100% responsible for carrying out the rental agreement, which includes paying the entire rent if the other tenant skips town and paying for damage caused by the other tenant.
APPRAISER
A person who is hired to determine the current value of real estate or other property.
INHERITORS
Persons or organizations who receive property from someone who dies.
ANNUAL MEETING
A term commonly used to refer to annual meetings of shareholders or directors of a corporation. Shareholders normally meet to elect directors or to consider maj... (more...)
A term commonly used to refer to annual meetings of shareholders or directors of a corporation. Shareholders normally meet to elect directors or to consider major structural changes to the corporation, such as amending the articles of incorporation or merging or dissolving the corporation. Directors meet to consider or ratify important business decisions, such as borrowing money, buying real property or hiring key employees.
OFFENSIVE COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL
A doctrine that prevents a defendant from re-litigating an issue after it has been lost. For example, if your neighbor sues you for putting up a fence on his la... (more...)
A doctrine that prevents a defendant from re-litigating an issue after it has been lost. For example, if your neighbor sues you for putting up a fence on his land and the court rules that your fence extends beyond your property line, you can't later file your own lawsuit seeking a declaration that the property line is incorrectly drawn.
MEMORANDUM
(1) An informal written document. A memorandum may be used in any number of circumstances, but most lawyers are best acquainted with the interoffice memorandum-... (more...)
(1) An informal written document. A memorandum may be used in any number of circumstances, but most lawyers are best acquainted with the interoffice memorandum--a document prepared by a junior associate in a law office or a judge's law clerk outlining the facts, procedural elements and legal arguments involved in a particular legal matter. These memos are reviewed by senior lawyers and judges who use them to decide how to proceed with the case. (2) Any written record, including a letter or note, that proves that a contract exists between two parties. This type of memo may be enough to validate an oral (spoken) contract that would otherwise be unenforceable because of the statute of frauds. (Under the statute of frauds, an oral contract is invalid if it can't be completed within one year from the date the contract is made.)
SAMPLE LEGAL CASES
Hale v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, TOWN OF BLACKSBURG
In these consolidated appeals, the principal issue we consider is whether the circuit court correctly
applied Code § 15.2-2307 in finding that the owner/developers of a parcel of real property obtained
a vested right to a particular use of the property under a rezoning ordinance subject to ...
Goyonaga v. Board of Zoning Appeals
This appeal arises from a petition for certiorari filed in the appropriate circuit court challenging
a stop work order issued by a zoning administrator and upheld on appeal to the local board of
zoning appeals. The stop work order was issued to prohibit renovations of a residential ...
Arogas v. FREDERICK BD. OF ZONING APPEALS
Initially, we note that we will not consider the petitioners' original petition because the petitioners
failed to incorporate or refer to their initial petition in the amended petition. We have held that
"`when a circuit court sustains a demurrer to an amended [petition] which does not ...
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