Legal Opinion

Leake v. Richardson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 28, 1958No. Record 4776PublishedCited by 19 opinions

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1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

The bill in this cause filed by Sue S. Leake, H. Godwin Jones, Homer S. Wilson, Jr., and W. M. Bridgeforth, against Fannie Richardson and J. L. Bromley, prayed for a declaratory judgment declaring Sue S. Leake the absolute and exclusive owner of Ball’s Mill Pond in Lancaster County and the water and fishing rights therein; that an injunction be awarded against the defendants restraining them from going upon, keeping boats on, or fishing in the waters of the said pond; and for damages for trespass and removal of fish therein. Mrs. Richardson and Bromley answered and denied the contention of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Williams v. GreenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
  2. Stonestreet v. DoyleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
  3. Virginia Coal & Iron Co. v. HyltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
  4. Cornett v. RhudySupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
  5. Craig-Giles Iron Co. v. WicklineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919

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3Cited by19 opinions

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