Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Co. v. Lake
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county, pronounced Eebruary 25, 1902, in a suit in chancery, wherein appellant was the complainant, and the appellees were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This is a suit in equity brought by appellant, the Newport News and Old Point Railway and Electric Company, against appellees, J. B. Lake and If. L. Lake, and others, to enjoin appellees from the prosecution of an action of ejectment instituted against appellant for the recovery of a strip or parcel of land 100 feet wide and 2,045 feet long, occupied by appellant with its roadway and track, and also' damages to the amount of $7,750.03.
The sole ground of equitable jurisdiction is the allegation that appellees are estopped by their conduct from proceeding further with their action at law.
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