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A Strange Land And A Peculiar Problem: Using Local Knowledge To Resolve Ambiguous Property Descriptions In Appalachia, William L. Spotswood Mar 2021

A Strange Land And A Peculiar Problem: Using Local Knowledge To Resolve Ambiguous Property Descriptions In Appalachia, William L. Spotswood

William & Mary Law Review Online

Conveying property in Appalachia can be somewhat like a box of chocolates: “You never know what you’re gonna get.” Carved by ancient rivers and winding streams, the seemingly never-ending “hollers” and hills of Appalachia can disorient even the best navigator. Couple the region’s rugged topography with an already ambiguous demarcation system, and properties once mapped by metes and bounds descriptions become impossible to re-create with any sort of certainty. Thus, though rooted in a desire for clarity, the combination of mountainous terrain and imperfect demarcation results in a property system riddled with ambiguity. Due to this inherent definitional problem in …


Enforcing Money Judgments Against Personal Property In Virginia, Ralph G. Santos Apr 1980

Enforcing Money Judgments Against Personal Property In Virginia, Ralph G. Santos

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nominating Property For The Virginia Landmarks Register, Glenn S. Hayes Nov 1979

Nominating Property For The Virginia Landmarks Register, Glenn S. Hayes

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: Who Should Have Title To Virginia Tidelands?, Kevin D. Norwood Nov 1979

Comment: Who Should Have Title To Virginia Tidelands?, Kevin D. Norwood

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.