Legal Opinion

County Bd. of Arlington County v. Brown

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 26, 1985No. Record 841641Published

1Opinion of the Court

329 S.E.2d 468 (1985)

COUNTY BOARD OF ARLINGTON COUNTY

v.

Larry J. BROWN, County Manager of Arlington County.

Record No. 841641.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 26, 1985.

Charles G. Flinn, Co. Atty., for petitioner.

Dexter S. Odin, Fairfax, (Robert K. Richardson, Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Fairfax, on brief), for respondent.

Present: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

In this mandamus proceeding, the dispositive question is whether a county has the power to lease to a private developer publicly owned land currently used for public purposes.

The facts are undisputed. Arlington County owns 6.4…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cupp v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. County Board of Arlington CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  3. Cupp v. BOARD OF SUP'RS OF FAIRFAX COUNTYSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  4. Albemarle County v. Marshall, ClerkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  5. Bd. of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty. v. HorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975

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