Landrum v. Tyler
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Hanover county. Decree for complainant. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
The issue here involved is whether or not the appellee, Mrs. Tyler, as the owner of the farm called “Sligo,” has a right of way by prescription over the land of the appellant, Mrs. Landrum.
[1] The doctrines of law applicable to such a controversy are so well settled and have been so fully considered and declared in recent cases in Virginia that no extended review thereof is necessary. The rule is, that while no mere permissive., use, however long continued, can ever ripen into such an easement, a private -right of way over the lands of another by prescription (which presumes a grant) may be…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Williams v. GreenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Reid v. GarnettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Cornett v. RhudySupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
- Gaines v. MerrymanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
- Witt v. CreaseySupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Clatterbuck v. CloreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Totten v. StuartSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
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