Legal Opinion

Boulevard Bridge Corp. v. City of Richmond

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 15, 1962No. Record 5377PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

This is an appeal by Boulevard Bridge Corporation from an order entered by the State Corporation Commission dismissing its application for a declaratory judgment.

In the application Boulevard alleged that it was incorporated as a public service corporation in 1922 for the purpose of constructing a toll bridge across the James River at Richmond; that it constructed and now operates the bridge which is essential to its purposes; that the corporation as such has the power of eminent domain; and that the City, which also has the power of eminent domain, has determined to condemn the bridge without…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Prillaman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
  2. Almond v. GilmerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  3. Stanpark Realty Corp. v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  4. City of Richmond v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1962

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City Council of Alexandria v. Potomac Greens Associates PartnershipSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  2. Lillard v. Fairfax County Airport AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  3. TCV v. Louis Latour, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  4. O'BRIEN v. Socony Mobil Oil CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  5. City of Richmond v. Southern Railway CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1962

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