Legal Opinion

Ashmont Co. v. Welton

Chesterfield County Circuit Court

Decided May 23, 1990No. Case No. CH 87-5677Published

1Opinion of the Court

By JUDGE HERBERT C. GILL, JR.

On March 22, 1990, counsel presented argument in regard to Plaintiff’s motion to confirm the Commissioner’s findings of fact and law, Defendants’ exceptions to the Commissioner’s Report and Third Party Defendants’ motion, with which Plaintiff joins, for sanctions pursuant to Section 8.01-271.1 of the Virginia Code. Plaintiff seeks to quiet title in six acres located in Chesterfield County. Defendants, by their cross-bill, claim title to the property by adverse possession and assert that the Rule Against Perpetuities defeats Plaintiff’s claim.

Plaintiff also asserts…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. Leake v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  3. Burruss v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  4. Austin v. DobbinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979

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