Commonwealth of Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Commission v. Farmers and Merchants National Bank

By the instant suit, the Commonwealth of Virginia sought to prevent Farmers and Merchants National Bank from operating a drive-in banking facility approximately 204 feet from the .rear of the Front Royal branch banking office located at Main and Crescent Streets in the town of Front Royal, Virginia. The drive-in facility was physically separated from the branch bank by at least one public street and by other property not owned by the bank. Injunctive relief was sought on the ground that the drive-in facility was a “branch” bank and allegedly could not be established and maintained under…