Hodges v. Richmond Cedar Works
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to an order of the Circuit Court of Norfolk county, in a proceeding to obtain a right of drainage under sections 2576-2580 of the Code. Order for petitioner. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, J.,
delivered the opinon of the court.
The Richmond Cedar Works, a private corporation, desiring to drain certain of its lands through the lands of Hiram Hodges, instituted this proceeding in the Circuit Court of Norfolk county, under the provision of section 2576 of the Code of Virginia. The right of drainage was granted by the court, and thereupon Hiram Hodges obtained this writ of error.
The first contention made by the plaintiff in error, and made in this court for the first time, is that the statute under which the proceeding was conducted is, at least as applied to this case,…
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