CHANEY v. HAYNES

Record No. 941562.

458 S.E.2d 451 (1995)

Rachel P. CHANEY v. Casper B. HAYNES, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Smith-George, Newport News (Patten, Wornom & Watkins, on brief), for appellant.

C. Flippo Hicks, Richmond (J. Flippo Hicks, Robert H. Smallenberg, and Ayers & Stolte, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the evidence is sufficient to support the trial court's ruling that a prescriptive easement had been established. The dispositive issue is whether the plaintiffs proved an adverse use.

The property involved in this dispute is located in King and Queen County. In 1944, J.M. Garnett purchased a five-acre tract which he later subdivided. By deed, the Garnetts granted each lot purchaser

the right to...

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