Legal Opinion
Gilliam v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 5, 1962No. Record 5446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This proceeding is before us on a petition addressed to the original jurisdiction of this Court by Lawrence Gilliam and Eunice May Gilliam, his wife, seeking to compel H. H. Harris, State Highway Commissioner of Virginia, to institute condemnation proceedings to ascertain the compensation due them for the taking of property which they say belongs to them. The property is a strip of land, in the county of Roanoke, 15 feet wide, parallel with State Route 117, distant 15 feet from the center line of the said highway and running the length of petitioners’ land adjacent to the highway.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Richmond-Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
- Childers v. State Road CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
- Wilson v. State Highway CommissionerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Hicks v. AndersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- May v. WhitlowSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. FugateSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Davis v. DuschSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Legum v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
- Chavez v. MangerFairfax County Circuit Court · 2003
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