City of Richmond v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Jones and another brought an action of ejectment in the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond to recover from the city a parcel of land situated in James river. The case was tided before a jury upon the plea of not guilty, and a verdict and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs, which is before us for review upon a writ of error.
The first error asigned is to the admission of certain evidence.
*216Jones, one of the plaintiffs, was asked: “Would a fence around that island in any way add to the uses to which it can be put?” to which he replied as…
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- Green v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
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