Shaia v. City of Richmond

Present: All the Justices THE LAMAR COMPANY, LLC v. Record No. 131235 CITY OF RICHMOND OPINION BY JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS April 17, 2014 ALAN T. SHAIA, ET AL. v. Record No. 131249 CITY OF RICHMOND FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND Melvin R. Hughes, Jr., Judge In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond ("circuit court") erred by holding that Code § 15.2-2307 is "merely enabling" legislation and granting the demurrer filed by the City of Richmond ("City"). I. Facts and Proceedings Below These consolidated appeals arise from the circuit court's…