General Court of Virginia, 1802

Norwood v. Shipley

Norwood v. Shipley
General Court of Virginia · Decided May 15, 1802
1 H. & J. 295

Counsel

Ridgely, Mason and Shaaff, for Plaintiff., Martin, (Attorney General,) and W. Dorsey, for Defendant.

Norwood v. Shipley

Opinion of the Court

The Court in this cause determined that the plaintiff must show title to the land on which he charges the trespass to be committed, or he must show that i . ,, ' . ā€ž',. , . ,, lie was in the actual possession oĆ­ the place where the *296trespass was committed, at the time when it was committed.

Ridgely, Mason and Shaaff, for Plaintiff. Martin, (Attorney General,) and W. Dorsey, for Defendant.

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