Miller v. Town of Pulaski
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Carroll county, in a condemnation proceeding. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is a writ of error to a judgment of the Circuit Court for Carroll county rendered in a proceeding instituted by the town of Pulaski to condemn for its purposes as a municipal corporation a parcel of land and water rights connected therewith, situated in Carroll county, and owned by the plaintiffs in error.
The first, second and third assignments of error are as to the right or power of the town to condemn the defendant’s property. It is insisted that it did not possess that right at common law, under its charter, or under any general statute. It is not claimed by the town that it had the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Miller v. Town of PulaskiSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
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