Gray v. Jenerette

By Judge James W. Haley, Jr.

It has long been the rule in Virginia that a conveyance of land which is bounded by an abandoned road carries with it all the grantor’s interest in the former road, unless a contraiy intention is expressly set forth in the deed. Williams v. Miller, 184 Va. 274, 35 S.E.2d 127 (1945) .... Thus, while a grantor may reserve such a strip from a conveyance, he must do so expressly. No such reservation will arise by implication.

Tidewater Area Charities v. Harbour Gate Owners, 240 Va. 221, 227-28, 396 S.E.2d 661, 665 (1990). See also, 3A M.J., Boundaries, § 21, p. 344, n.…