Sullivan v. Brown

By Judge John J. McGrath, Jr.

This case is before this court on Plaintiffs Bill of Complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief. The action was brought pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-184 et seq. for a determination of rights of the parties with respect to a claimed easement over the defendant’s land. Because this suit involves easements and purported rights-of-way going back over a century, the facts that follow are, of necessity, quite lengthy and complicated.

In the mid-to-late 1800’s, Reuben Peterfish owned about 500 acres of land in northeastern Rockingham County (“the Reuben Peterfish…