Green v. Pennington
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lee county, in an action of ejectment. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
*803The action of the court in refusing to give instruction “D” offered by the plaintiffs in error, defendants in the trial court, is assigned as error.
By that instruction the court was asked in substance to tell the jury that where a deed includes in part vacant land which has never been granted by the Commonwealth and the grantee in the deed takes actual possession of a part of the tract but outside of the land of the Commonwealth, claiming title to the whole tract, his possession extends to the boundaries of his deed, and that if he continues such possession and adverse claim for the statutory…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Overton's heirs v. DavissonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1844
- Shanks v. LancasterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1848
- Hylton v. HyltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1844
- Ruffner's Heirs v. HillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- Clements v. KylesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1856
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3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Richmond v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Sutherland v. GentCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Baldwin v. MothenaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Hominy Creek Land Co. v. Gauley Coal Land Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1927
- United States v. McConnellDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1985