Legal Opinion

Nutter v. Kerby

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 1, 1938No. 8743PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hatoher, Judge:

This is a suit to establish an easement. Plaintiff’s bill alleges that in Lee District of Calhoun County, he owns and resides upon a tract of 64 acres, off the main highway; that defendant owns an adjoining tract of 29 acres on the highway; that for ingress and egress between plaintiff’s tract and the highway, persons “are required to pass over the land of defendant”; that leading from plaintiff’s land over defendant’s to the highway “is a well defined (private) roadway”, which for fifty years has been used by persons and vehicles as a pass-way between plaintiff’s land and the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wooldridge v. CoughlinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Wildell Lumber Co. v. TurkWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Fox v. PierceMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
  4. Hall v. BackusWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Ellis v. HagerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. First National Bank at Williamson v. KingWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Hedrick v. HarperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  5. John R. Dosch, individually and as Trustee of the John R. Dosch Revocable Trust v. Richard E. Dunn and Cheryl C. DunnWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2022

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