Legal Opinion
Steelman v. Field
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1925PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pbentis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree which enjoined William D. Steelman, oyster inspector, and the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia from assigning to William C. Bunting certain oyster grounds at Assa-teague Beach or Island, between high and low water mark, the ownership of which is claimed by Field.
This is a fair statement of the facts as claimed by the appellants: Samuel B. Field is the owner of a large tract of land, being the lower end of Assateague Beach or Island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Chin-coteague Island, in the county of…
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