BURWELL'S BAY IMPROVEMENT ASS'N v. Scott

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether a 1925 order of the Circuit Court of Isle of Wight County granting to a specified person the "right and privilege" to erect a wharf was sufficient to convey riparian rights to the recipient's successors in interest.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

The Code of Virginia, as in effect in 1924, provided a means by which a private citizen could petition for the privilege to build a wharf:

Any person desiring the privilege of erecting a wharf at or on any county landing may, after giving notice of his intention by advertising such…