French v. Williams
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Shenandoah county, rendered 4th September, 1884, in the consolidated actions of trespass, in one of which Martin V. French was plaintiff, and W. T. Williams was defendant, and in the other, said Williams was plaintiff, and said French was defendant. The object of these actions was to test the rights of the respective parties to a certain “ way,” and not to recover damages.
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Error to judgment of circuit court of Shenandoah county, rendered 4th September, 1884, in the consolidated actions of trespass, in one of which Martin V. French was plaintiff, and W. T. Williams was defendant, and in the other, said Williams was plaintiff, and said French was defendant. The object of these actions was to test the rights of the respective parties to a certain “ way,” and not to recover damages. All matters of law and fact being left to the presiding judge, the judgment was in favor of Williams, and French obtained a writ of error and supersedeas from one of the judges of this…
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, J.
Prior to the 20th day of December, 1871, Franklin T. More-land owned and was possessed of a tract of about 270 acres of land adjoining the town of Woodstock on the east. Thus owning and occupying said tract of land, said Moreland had a road or “ way ” running through and over same “ from the back street of said town, leading by the old stone house to the back mill road,” which way was fenced in on both sides its entire length. The entire road and its termini were on the land of Moreland, and, as above defined, had existed for many years prior to the sale to French, now to be referred to. On…
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