The Virginia Supreme Court granted a Writ of Appeal in a property lawsuit filed by Bosson Legal Group, which is now set for oral argument. BLG principal Timothy Bosson will argue this case before the Virginia Supreme Court during its September session, in his fourth appearance before the Virginia Supreme Court.
In the underlying Loudoun County Circuit Court case, attorney Bosson sought an easement for his clients to access several landlocked parcels. Without this easement, the clients have no means of accessing the property they own. While BLG’s client prevailed at trial, the trial judge erroneously overturned his ruling in a subsequent hearing intended to establish the proper location for the easement. In the opening brief to the Va. Supreme Court, BLG argued the Circuit Court wrongly made the Plaintiffs jump through the additional hoop of proving that the County would allow the construction of a roadway within the easement. Attorney Bosson believes it is likely the Va. Supreme Court will overturn the Circuit Court’s error.
In Virginia, a party can appeal unfavorable trial decisions to the Virginia Supreme Court by filing a Petition for Appeal. Many Petitions are rejected on technical or procedural grounds without a hearing; of those that are not rejected immediately, the Court still actually considers only a small percentage. Just 16.7% of civil cases appealed to the Va. Supreme Court were heard.
Bosson Legal Group represents clients in civil cases, including land use, employment, discrimination, business disputes, personal injury, and non-profit law in arbitration and mediation, Virginia and District of Columbia state and Federal courts, the Virginia Supreme Court, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Please contact us if you need representation.