Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Department of Highways & Transportation
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 9, 1990No. Record 900062PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
In this appeal, the sole issue is whether the remedy of ejectment is available to a landowner whose real property has been taken wrongfully and without compensation under the color of eminent domain by the Commonwealth of Virginia for highway purposes.
In 1972, the Commonwealth’s Department of Highways and Transportation (now the Department of Transportation) was improving State Route 75 in Washington County. In connection with the work, the Department condemned a parcel of land as being the property of Mabel Farnsworth and Leona Farnsworth Eads. It was not considered to be the property of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Morris v. Elizabeth River Tunnel DistrictSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
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