Legal Opinion
Fancher v. Fagella
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 2007No. Record 062339PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR Justice CHARLES S. RUSSELL.
This is an interlocutory appeal taken pursuant to Code § 8.01-670(B)(1) from an order denying injunctive relief. The dispositive question is whether an injunction may issue to compel an adjoining landowner to remove a tree, the roots of which intrude into, and cause significant, continuous and increasing structural damage to the plaintiff's property. The appeal requires us to revisit our holding in Smith v. Holt, 174 Va. 213 , 5 S.E.2d 492 (1939).
Facts and Proceedings
The essential facts are not in dispute. Richard A. Fancher and Joseph B. Fagella are the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Michalson v. NuttingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Lane v. WJ. Curry & SonsTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- Whitesell v. HoultonHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1981
- Akers v. Mathieson Alkali WorksSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Smith v. HoltSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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