Legal Opinion
City of Hampton, Virginia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1955No. 6857_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
United States of America instituted this civil action against the County of Elizabeth City, Virginia, to recover damages for the breach of a contract executed in 1937 by the original parties to this suit. In 1952, shortly after the complaint was filed, the City of Hampton, Virginia, was incorporated by an Act of Assembly of Virginia whereby the County of Elizabeth City, the Town of Phoebus and the old City of Hampton were consolidated. The- new city thereupon became liable for all the debts and obligations of the County, and was accordingly substituted for the latter as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- New York Life Insurance v. ViglasSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Moore v. Security Trust & Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Simpson v. ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
- Washington County v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Leslie Blau Co. v. AlfieriNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
- Sagebrush Development, Inc. v. MoehrkeWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Phelps v. HerroCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Cravens v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1958
- Fred J. Morr, James R. Clark, Jr., Donald H. Rolf, as Members of the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
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