Legal Opinion
Board of County Supervisors v. Wilkerson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 9, 1983No. Record No. 810280PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In this eminent domain case, deposits of sand and gravel lie beneath the rural land taken. The main controversy involves the extent to which evidence of such deposits may be introduced by the landowners upon the question of fair market value.
On February 4, 1980, appellant Board of Supervisors of Henrico County filed a petition for condemnation in the trial court under Code §§ 15.1-320 and 25-232 to acquire a parcel of land containing 36.4 acres for the construction of the Henrico Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The land was owned by appellees Thomas L. Wilkerson and Juanita P. Wilkerson,…
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