Legal Opinion
The Nature Conservancy v. MacHipongo Club, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 14, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-461-NPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CLARKE, District Judge.
The parties to this suit each own land on the northern end of Hog Island, a barrier island located in the County of Northampton, Virginia. The Nature Conservancy seeks monetary and injunctive relief for alleged acts of trespass upon its real property by the members, guests, employees and agents of the Machipongo Club, Inc. In addition to specific acts of alleged trespass on the upland portions of Hog Island, the dispute concerns the ownership and/or right to use the marsh and meadowland and beaches of Hog Island as well as certain roads or trails…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Buntin v. City of DanvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Cushman Virginia Corporation v. BarnesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Robertson v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Tate v. OggSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bradford v. Nature ConservancySupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Nature Conservancy v. Machipongo Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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- The Nature Conservancy v. MacHipongo Club, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, the Nature Conservancy v. MacHipongo Club, Inc., a West Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978