Legal Opinion

Board of Supervisors v. Manuel

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 16, 1916PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Prince William county. Decree for complainants. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

This is a bill in equity by appellees to enjoin appellants from encroaching upon their land bordering on what is known as the “Page land lane,” and from further destruction of the trees thereon; and also to recover damages suffered by reason of the depredation complained of.

The case made by the bill, in substance, is as follows: That plaintiffs are the owners of 140 acres of land lying in Gaines-ville magisterial district of Prince William county, the rear line of which is coincident with the easterly margin of the “Page land lane;” that this road, or lane, was originally laid out by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fry v. County of AlbemarleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
  2. District of Columbia v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Talmage v. . HunttingNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
  4. Bare v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
  5. Field v. Albemarle CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1895

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Board of Supervisors v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1916
  2. Stanley v. MullinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
  3. Kiefer v. MikovchLoudoun County Circuit Court · 2004

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