Boerner v. McCallister
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
McCallister filed a bill in chancery against Boerner seeking to enjoin and restrain him from trespassing on and over his land, and to enjoin him from fishing in that portion of the Jackson River which passes through his property. The bill alleged that the tract of land owned by McCallister had been conveyed to Richard Morris by William Jackson in 1772 and lay on both sides of the river, it being one of the tracts granted under authority of the Crown of England, and included not only the lands bordering on the river, but “the rivers, waters and watercourses therein contained, together with the…
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