Archie L. BRADFORD, et al.
v.
The NATURE CONSERVANCY, et al.
The NATURE CONSERVANCY, et al.
v.
Archie L. BRADFORD, et al.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia
v.
Archie L. BRADFORD, et al.
Supreme Court of Virginia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 9, 1982.
September 9, 1982.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Herbert H. Bateman, Newport News (Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C., Newport News, on briefs), for Bradford, et al. in No. 791288.
Daniel Hartnett, Accomac, Stewart A. Baker, Washington, D.C. (Henry B. Weaver, Alice L. Mattice, Washington, D.C., Ayres, Hartnett & Custis, Accomac, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C., on brief), for The Nature Conservancy, et al. in No. 791288 and 791297.
Herbert H. Bateman, Newport News, James E. Moore, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C., Newport News, on briefs), for Bradford, et al. in No. 791297.
R. Gordon Smith, Joseph L. S. St. Amant, E. Duncal Getchell, Jr., Richmond, on brief, for the Nature Conservancy and amicus curiae Virginia Land Title Ass'n, Inc., et al.
James E. Moore, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on briefs), for Com., in No. 791320.
Daniel Hartnett, Accomac, Stewart A. Baker, Washington, D.C., Herbert H. Bateman, Newport News (Henry B. Weaver, Alice L. Mattice, Washington, D.C., Ayres, Hartnett & Custis, Accomac, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C., Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C., Newport News, on briefs), for Bradford, et al. in No. 791320.
Before COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
STEPHENSON, Justice.
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