County of Alleghany v. Parrish
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Alleghany county, pronounced August 29, 1895, in a suit in chancery, wherein the appellee was the complainant, and the appellant was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
In the year 1853 the County Court of Alleghany county gave Andrew Damron and William Skeen leave to build law offices on the court-house square of the county, upon the condition that the buildings should only be used as law offices, and that when they ceased to be so used all the rights and privileges granted should cease.
Under this agreement they erected law-offices upon the court-house square. In the year 1858 the County Court entered an order directing the clerk of the court to convey to them “the right to build, and enjoy the use of the land on which said buildings were erected, and to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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