Legal Opinion

Shelton v. State Road Commission

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1932No. 7366PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Litz, Judge.-

This is a suit by a landowner to enjoin the state road commission from condemning a triangular paree] of land, defined by the intersection of three state roads in Clay county. Prom a decree granting plaintiff relief, defendant has appealed.

The land is sought to be condemned not for present use, but for the alleged purpose of using a portion thereof as right of way in event of the roads being widened at the intersection. As the widening of the roads at that point (according to the evidence) must be effected by extending the outer boundaries thereof, in order to relieve the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. B. & O. Railroad v. P. W. & Ky. RailroadWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1881
  2. City of Huntington v. Frederick Holding Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1919

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. State Road Commission v. Professional Realty Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. State Ex Rel. State Road Commission v. BouchelleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1952
  3. State v. HornerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Loretta Lynn Gomez v. Kanawha County CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Mr. Klean Car Wash, Inc. v. RitchieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978

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