Virginia Code 62.1-192: Injunction and damages
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Any owner of any such fastland or beach, bluff, or bed of stream, between high- and low-watermark on which any such deposit exists or from which it extends towards the middle line of the water, as aforesaid, may, by appropriate proceedings brought by such owner, have an injunction against any person or corporation removing and carrying away or attempting to remove and carry away any such deposit or extension thereof without authority of the Commonwealth; and may, in such proceeding, or by separate action, recover against such violation of this chapter damages in treble the value of the material removed.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 62.1-192
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
Code 1950, § 62-180; 1968, c. 659.