South Hampton Apartments, Inc. v. Elizabeth City County

In 1943, South Hampton Apartments, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the defendant, purchased a tract of land in Wythe District, Elizabeth City county, Virginia, near the city of Hampton, for the purpose of developing and constructing a large housing project to provide for an emergency during World War II. The corporation proposed to construct, and subsequently did construct, twenty-nine apartment buildings and one additional building containing a group of stores. Each apartment building contained twelve to sixteen apartments for twelve to sixteen families. The buildings can house…