City of Norfolk v. Meredith
Supreme Court of Virginia
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
H. Clarkson Meredith and William B. Meredith, II, the complainants, filed a bill for declaratory judgment (Code, § 8-578) against the city of Norfolk, praying that the court confirm their title to a forty foot strip of land adjacent to their property and also determine that they were entitled to building permits for the erection of buildings thereon.
In its answer, the city alleged that there was a perpetual right of way in and over the forty foot strip of land, by virtue of a deed from Robert L. Bell to the county of Norfolk, dated May 1, 1936, and that the land in question had become a part…
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