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Holland v. Board of Sup'rs of Franklin County

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 25, 1994No. Record 930428PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hassell

In this appeal, we consider whether a landowner acquired a vested right to operate a quarry on its property.

In May 1978, Gordon C. Willis, Jr., president of Rockydale Quarries Corporation, and James Puckett, Rockydale’s vice-president for production, toured Jack’s Mountain, located in Franklin County. Rockydale’s officers were considering acquiring a site on Jack’s Mountain to operate a quarry. In August 1978, Willis had several discussions with certain persons who owned land on Jack’s Mountain to ascertain if they were interested in selling their properties. In 1981, Willis learned that 271…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Knowlton v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Virginia, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  3. Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Medical Structures, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  4. Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County v. Cities Service Oil Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  5. Notestein v. Board of Supervisors of Appomattox CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1990

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Board of Zoning Appeals v. CaseLin Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1998
  2. Snow v. Amherst County Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  3. ALEXANDRIA CITY v. Mirant Potomac RiverSupreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  4. Town of Rocky Mount v. Southside Investors, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1997
  5. In re Zoning Ordinance AmendmentsLoudoun County Circuit Court · 2003

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