Bailey v. TOWN OF SALTVILLE

691 S.E.2d 491 (2010)

Shirley Ann BAILEY

v.

TOWN OF SALTVILLE.

Record No. 090989.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 15, 2010.

James R. Henderson IV (Henderson & Forster, on briefs), Tazewell, for appellant.

Christen W. Burkholder, Bristol, for appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN,[1] KOONTZ, LEMONS, GOODWYN, and MILLETTE, JJ., and LACY, S.J.

OPINION BY Justice S. BERNARD GOODWYN.

In this appeal we consider whether a 1909 agreement and deed concerning a railroad right of way conveyed an easement or a fee simple interest to the railway company.

Background

In 1909, James L. White and Kate R. White (the…