Powell v. Field

This controversy is over 23.35 acres of land, a part of “Horse Marsh,” near Assateague Island, in Accomac county. The appellants claim the land by virtue of a lease, or assignment, bearing date September 4, 1923, from the Commonwealth through the oyster inspector of that district.

The appellees, through their predecessors in title, claim the same land by virtue of a patent, bearing date April 16, 1897, from the Register of the Land Office, wherein the Commonwealth granted to Samuel M. Field 114:56 acres, described by metes and bounds, of which the 23.35 acres in dispute is a part. The…