Legal Opinion
Town of Narrows v. Clear-View Cable TV. Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 27, 1984No. Record 811452PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
This appeal stems from a municipality’s revocation of a franchise granted the operator of a community antenna television (CATV) system.
In 1976, appellant Town of Narrows, by appropriate ordinance, granted a 10-year franchise to appellee Clear-View Cable TV, Inc., to operate a CATV system in the Town. Because of citizen complaints about the quality of service rendered by Clear-View, the TTown Council called a special meeting and held a public hearing in September of 1980 to consider terminating the franchise. Following the meeting, Council unanimously adopted an ordinance revoking the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Board of Supervisors v. LernerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Board of Supervisors v. JacksonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- County of Fairfax v. ParkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- BOARD OF SUPER. OF FAIRFAX CTY. v. Snell Const. Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Twietmeyer v. City of HamptonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
- Angle v. OvertonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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