Legal Opinion
Fones v. Fagan
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1973No. Record 8137PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
Allan R. Fagan and his wife (Fagan) filed a bill in equity to enjoin Robert H. Fones, Jr., and his wife (Fones) from obstructing a portion of the Fones land over which Fagan claimed an easement for ingress to and egress from his garage. The trial court by final decree entered February 23, 1972, held that such an easement had been established by implication from preexisting use. To this decree we granted Fones an appeal.
Fones and Fagan are neighbors, owning Lots 20A and 19A, respectively, in Kemper Park Subdivision, Fairfax County. (See diagram). This litigation was initiated after Fones in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Scott v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
- Sanderlin v. BaxterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
- Jennings v. LineberrySupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Hartsock v. PowellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
- Foxx v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1949
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Brown v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Middleton v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
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- Davis v. HenningSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
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