Legal Opinion

Lee County v. Town of St. Charles

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 13, 2002No. Record 012543PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that a board member of a water and sewer authority must reside within the authority’s service area to be qualified to hold that office.

In 1967, Lee County (the County) and the Town of St. Charles (the Town) entered into a joint resolution to create the St. Charles Water and Sewer Authority (the Authority) to provide water and sewer services to the residents of a designated service area. In the joint resolution, the County and the Town appointed five members to the Authority’s Board of Directors (the Board). However, the joint…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. Halifax Corp. v. First Union National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  3. Cummings v. FulghumSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  4. Commercial Underwriters Insurance v. Hunt & Calderone, P.C.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2001
  5. Vaughn, Inc. v. BeckSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Alston v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
  5. Finnerty v. Thornton Hall, Inc.Court of Appeals of Virginia · 2004

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