Legal Opinion
Thurston v. City of Portsmouth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 8, 1965No. Record 5865PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
This controversy arose out of the following situation:
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Company, by deed dated March 20, 1909, acquired from The Atlantic Coast Terminal Company, Incorporated, certain parcels of land in the city of Portsmouth, together with all riparian rights appertaining thereto. The land so acquired bordered on Crawford’s Bay, a part of Elizabeth River, a navigable tidal estuary of the Chesapeake Bay.
By deed dated December 14, 1933, Seaboard conveyed to H. B. Wilkins a portion of the land acquired by it from the Terminal Company. The Wilkins parcel was described as being 40…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Taylor v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Hanford v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Shepard's Point Land Co. v. Atlantic HotelSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
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- Richter v. Granite Manufacturing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Irby v. RobertsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
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