Legal Opinion
Goldman v. Landsidle
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 2001No. Record 001947PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, the dispositive issue is whether “citizens” and “taxpayers” have standing to seek a writ of mandamus against the Commonwealth challenging the application of certain statutes when their alleged injury is no different from that incurred generally by the public at large.
In April 1999, Paul Goldman and Alexander B. McMurtrie, Jr. (collectively, the petitioners), filed a petition in the circuit court seeking a writ of mandamus. The petitioners asked the court to direct William E. Landsidle, the Comptroller of Virginia (the Comptroller), to determine that certain public officials…
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