Town of Gordonsville v. Zinn
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Orange county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Sims, J.,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:
The questions raised by the assignments of error will be disposed of in their order as stated below.
[1] 1. Is the land owned by appellee, where her dwelling-house is located, riparian land, having reference to that portion of the stream which is immediately above the town lot, from which the appellee claims the right to withdraw water?
This question must be answered in the negative.
In the note to 11 L. R. A. (N. S.), p. 1062, this is said: “According to the weight of authority, riparian land is, in any…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Lux v. HagginCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- Crawford Co. v. HathawayNebraska Supreme Court · 1903
- Bathgate v. IrvineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Anaheim Union Water Co. v. Fuller.California Supreme Court · 1907
- Watkins Land Co. v. ClementsTexas Supreme Court · 1905
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