Legal Opinion
Atkisson v. Wexford Associates
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 31, 1997No. Record 970069; Record 970071PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell
In this appeal, we consider whether a court can enforce a judgment entered in a suit which did not include all the necessary parties.
This litigation, which has been active for over 11 years, reaches us in a very unusual procedural posture. George B. Atkisson and his wife, Carlotta T. Atkisson, filed their amended bill of complaint against the Fairfax County Park Authority, Wexford Associates, Inc., and 56 owners of lots located in the Wendover Subdivision, Section HI, in Fairfax County. The Atkissons alleged that they owned a property interest in an easement that provided ingress and egress…
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