Old Dominion Boat Club v. Alexandria City Council

PRESENT: All the Justices OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB OPINION BY v. Record No. 130062 JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN October 31, 2013 ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL, ET AL. FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA John J. McGrath, Jr., Judge Designate In this appeal, we consider whether the acquisition of a fee simple interest in a public way by a city, pursuant to a local ordinance, extinguishes a pre-existing easement over that way when there has been no implied or express dedication of that easement by its holder. Background Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) filed an amended complaint against the City…