Legal Opinion
Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. Patterson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 11, 1963No. Record 5601PublishedCited by 11 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
On June 16, 1961, appellant, Virginia Electric and Power Company, filed its petition to condemn a perpetual right of way and easement 150 feet wide through two tracts of land in the city of Hampton, one owned by Charles C. Patterson and the other by Eula Patterson Link.
The purpose of the easement was to lay, construct, operate and maintain one or more pipelines for the transportation of natural gas, petroleum products or other liquids, and one or more cable lines for the transmission and distribution of electric power. The pipe and cable lines were to be laid underground so as not to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. PickettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- Brown v. MaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
- Dove v. MaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
- Commonwealth Natural Gas Corporation v. HornerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
3Cited by11 opinions
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- State Highway Commissioner v. FosterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. LohmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Massie v. State Highway CommissionerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
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