Legal Opinion

Terry v. Tinsley

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 18, 1924PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.

The title to, as well as the proper location and use of, a roadway claimed by the above named appellants (and J. Coles Terry, Jr., who does not unite in this appeal) through the land of E. O. Tinsley, the appellee, is the subject of this controversy.

The question is raised by a bill filed by Tinsley, and the decree is in his favor. It must be determined by the true construction of two conveyances.

In 1914, J. Coles Terry, Sr., and his two children, J. Coles Terry, Jr., and Grace Terry (now Mrs. Mon-cure), were the owners of 349.2 acres of land, the southern boundary of which was the centre of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Angrist v. BurkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Gordon Metal Co. v. Kingan & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1922
  3. Bradley v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1916

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Craig v. KennedySupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
  2. Good v. PetticrewSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936
  3. Malamphy v. Potomac Edison CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Chesapeake Corp. v. McCreerySupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  5. Schultz v. CarterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1930

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