Legal Opinion

Ricks v. Scott

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 11, 1915PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Southampton county. Decree for the complainant. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.

This appeal is from two decrees entered in a suit in equity instituted by appellee, Joseph E. Scott, to enjoin appellants from obstructing appellee, Scott, or those claiming under him, in the use and enjoyment of a Certain passage way or road leading, as is alleged, from a certain farm owned by said appellee, known as the Munford farm, through an adjoining farm, now owned by one of the appellants and known as the Pretlow farm, to a public road.

It appears that prior to January 1, 1904, Mrs. Deborah R. Pretlow, widow of John Pretlow, deceased, was the owner of two tracts of land, lying side by…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Scott v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
  2. Sanderlin v. BaxterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
  3. Oney v. West Buena Vista Land Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1905
  4. Deacons v. DoyleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  5. Keller v. StoneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Russakoff v. ScruggsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
  2. Plate Glass Underwriters' Mutual Insurance v. Ridgewood Realty Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1925
  3. Fanti v. WelshWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Hammond v. RymanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916

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