Legal Opinion

S. V. R. R. v. Supervisors of Clarke County

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 10, 1884PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company from decree of circuit court of Clarke county, entered July 17th, 1882, dissolving an injunction which had been awarded it restraining the board of supervisors of said county from enforcing the collection of certain taxes or assessments on its property for county, purposes; and also restraining A. Moore, treasurer of said county, from selling certain property levied on for said taxes.

1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.

The appellant, the plaintiff in the circuit court, filed its bill in June, 1882, in the circuit court of Clarke to restrain the treasurer of Clarke county from selling the property of the company which had been levied on by him for the payment of county taxes, and from farther interference with the same, and to enjoin and restrain the board of supervisors of said county from taking any steps to enforce the collection of certain taxres assessed against the said plaintiff, and levied for by the said board of supervisors.

The plaintiff complained that the said board of supervisors, at its session…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Va. & Tenn. R. R. v. Washington CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1878
  2. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. KoontzSupreme Court of Virginia · 1883

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
  3. Atlantic & Danville Railway Co. v. LyonsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
  4. Prince George Co. v. A. M. & O. R. R.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1891
  5. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad v. Board of Supervisors of Northampton CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1896

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