Somerville v. Wimbish
Supreme Court of Virginia
In 1762, a public ferry across the Roanoke river, was established from the lands of William Harwood in the then county of Ivunenburg, to the lands of William *Royster in the same county. This ferry was subsequently the property of David Ross; and at present belongs to James Somerville. It has been kept up for many years, except perhaps for a short period, between 1794 and 1804, whilst it was in the hands of Ross.
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In 1762, a public ferry across the Roanoke river, was established from the lands of William Harwood in the then county of Ivunenburg, to the lands of William *Royster in the same county. This ferry was subsequently the property of David Ross; and at present belongs to James Somerville. It has been kept up for many years, except perhaps for a short period, between 1794 and 1804, whilst it was in the hands of Ross. It is located on the north side of the river on the lands of Somerville, through whose lands a road runs to the ferry landing; and it passes to the land formerly belonging to…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The proceedings in this case are founded upon the act of the 23d of March 1848, Sess. Acts 1848-9, p. 240, ch. 223; as appears from the order made on the application of the appellees to the County court and other parts of the record. That act must have been inspected by the Court, or relied on and conceded ; as it is referred to by its title in said order, which states that the applicants had complied with its provisions requiring *the notice thereby prescribed. The existence of the act was in nowise controverted in any part of the proceedings, either in the County or the Circuit court, nor…
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