Legal Opinion

Burns v. Winchester Memorial Hospital

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 17, 1983No. Record 801904PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.

In this declaratory judgment proceeding, Winchester Memorial Hospital asked the trial court to enjoin the appellants, Charles L. Burns, Jr., and other lot owners in Baker Terrace Subdivision, 1 from enforcing certain restrictive covenants which appellants contend prohibit the Hospital from constructing a multi-story parking garage. Holding the restrictions were invalid, the trial court enjoined the appellants from enforcing them. The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding the appellants failed to prove a general scheme or plan of development which imposed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Minner v. City of LynchburgSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
  2. County of Henrico v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
  3. Mid-State Equipment Co. v. BellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
  4. Cheatham v. TaylorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  5. Hastings v. TaylorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Morris v. MosbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  2. Sloan v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
  3. White v. PleasantsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  4. Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. BuchwalterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  5. Bain v. BainSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987

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