Legal Opinion
Wood v. Board of Sup'rs of Halifax County
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 23, 1988No. Record 860074PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in enjoining the Halifax County School Board (the School Board) from paying certain attorneys’ fees incurred by Udy C. Wood, the former division superintendent of schools of Halifax County.
On April 3, 1985, the Board of Supervisors of Halifax County (the Board of Supervisors) filed a bill of complaint in the trial court alleging that the School Board improperly had authorized payment of attorneys’ fees on behalf of Wood. The Board of Supervisors sought declaratory and injunctive relief. On motion, Wood was permitted to intervene as a…
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