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1 Va. 468

Hunter v. Matthews

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 15, 1843

Supreme Court of Virginia · decided 1843-01-15

On the 9th of August 1841, the county court of Campbell, on the application (ore tenus) of Washington Hunter, “ setting forth that he is the owner of the land on both sides of Archer's creek in the county of Camp-hell, where he proposes to erect a water grist and saw mill and dam,” made an order that a writ of ad quod damnum be awarded him, returnable to the next term of the court, the jury to meet on the 19th day of the said month of August.

Decided 1843-01-15

¶1The judgment of the court of appeals was as follows :

¶2The court is of opinion that the . judgment of the said circuit superior court is erroneous; therefore it is considered that the same be reversed with costs. And this court proceeding to give such judgment in the premises as the said circuit superior court should have given, it seems to the court here that the county court erred in deciding that the plaintiff should become seized in fee of the land overflowed, upon payment of the damages found by the inquest: therefore it is further considered that so much ,of said judgment as directs that the plaintiff should become seized in fee of the land overflowed be reversed and annulled, and that the residue thereof be affirmed; and that the defendant recover against the plaintiff his costs by him expended in the prosecution of his appeal in the said circuit court.

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