Markham v. Hall

We consider in this appeal whether the plaintiffs evidence was sufficient to establish a private right of way by prescription over the defendant’s property. The two contiguous tracts involved in this dispute are primarily mountain land.

On August 21, 1973, the plaintiff, Lawrence A. Hall, filed his bill for injunction against the defendants, Donald W. Markham and Louise W. Markham. Hall alleged that he was vested of an undivided fractional interest in a parcel of real estate in Warren County, Virginia, near Howellsville, containing approximately 299 acres, which adjoined a tract of land…