Legal Opinion

Avery v. Beale

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 15, 1954No. Record 4159PublishedCited by 11 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

This case involves the validity of certain duck blind licenses and the priority of rights as between riparian and non-riparian licensees.

On November 13, 1952, the appellee, C. W. Beale, presented his sworn bill of complaint, together,with affidavits and exhibits, to the judge designate of the Circuit Court of Charles City county, alleging that the appellants, Ray T. Avery, John W. Avery and E. Floyd Yates were hunting from a stationary duck blind located in the public waters of the Chickahominy river in violation of his rights acquired under Title 29, Chapter 5, Article 3, of the Code of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  2. Toomer v. WitsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. Missouri v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Salsburg v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Pine v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  3. Bradford v. Nature ConservancySupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
  4. Brace v. Salem Cold Storage, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  5. De Febio v. County School Board of Fairfax CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1957

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