Legal Opinion

Meredith v. Triple Island Gunning Club, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 18, 1912PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Princess Anne county. Decree for the complainant. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The Triple Island Gunning Club filed its bill in the Circuit Court of Princess Anne county, in which it states that it is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia, and, in pursuance of the power granted, it acquired title to Half Moon Island, situated in the waters of Back Bay, within the county of Princess Anne; that this island is chiefly marsh land and land covered by water, and valuable only for fishing and shooting; that Meredith, Fearing, and Whitehurst, who are afterwards named as-defendants, had purchased a parcel of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
  2. Whittaker v. StangvickSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  3. L. Realty Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
  4. Lamprey v. DanzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Steinman v. Clinchfield Coal Corp.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
  2. Porter v. ShafferCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1926
  3. Dobie v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1935
  4. United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
  5. Long's Baggage Transfer Co. v. BurfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926

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