Board of Supervisors of Frederick v. City of Winchester

Citations

• 84 Va. 467
• 4 S.E. 844
• 1888 Va. LEXIS 97

Syllabus

<p>1. Equitable Jurisdiction and Relief—Dedication—Square.—A square was dedicated to the public and used for county buildings and standing for wagons, &c., ever since the formation of the county in 1743, and before the city wherein it lies was incorporated:</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>Such dedication was for such special purposes only, and a court of chancery will enjoin the city from altering a part of the square.</p> <p>2. Idem—Subsequent conveyance.—A deed of conveyance made in 1801 under act of 1799, to the justices of the county and the mayor and aldermen of the city, for the said square, did not confer upon the city the exclusive right to direct the uses to which the square should be applied.</p>