Garner v. Joseph 201362

PRESENT: All the Justices THOMAS A. GARNER, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 201362 JUSTICE STEPHEN R. McCULLOUGH December 16, 2021 VINCENT T. JOSEPH, ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS James C. Hawks, Judge The issue we must resolve in this case is whether the owners of an easement were indispensable parties to a boundary adjustment suit filed by their neighbors. The circuit court held that the easement holders were not indispensable parties. We conclude that, on the facts of this case, the holders of the easement were necessary parties. Consequently, we will reverse…