Legal Opinion
Irby v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 18, 1998No. Record 971990PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly determined that the language of a deed purporting to grant an easement to construct a pier was ambiguous and, thus, failed to transfer the necessary riparian right for that purpose.
BACKGROUND
Paul W. and Jean W. Bounds owned a subdivided peninsula of land, consisting of Lots 68, 69, 70, and 71, known as Stove Point Neck in Middlesex County. The Piankatank River runs along one side of the peninsula, while the other side is bounded by Fishing Bay.
The Piankatank River and Fishing Bay are tidal, navigable bodies of water. In 1963, the…
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