Broach v. City of Hampton

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

In 1963, appellee, the City of Hampton, acquired 57 acres of land from Charles and Ann Broach for the price of $105.00 per acre. The acreage was to be used for an oxidation pond and pumping station for the city sewer system. On February 8, 1966, after the construction was complete, Charles Broach asked the Hampton City Council if he and Ann Broach could buy back that part of the property which had not been used for the sewer system. The council voted to sell back the unused 43.15 acres at the price of $50.00 per acre, but reversed the right to repurchase the property…