Legal Opinion
City of Portsmouth v. Virginia Railway & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 15, 1925No. Record No. 1244PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
The Virginia Railway and Power Company filed its petition with the State Corporation Commission, praying for relief from the obligation imposed upon it by the franchise granted to it and its predecessors by the city of Portsmouth, requiring the company to pay the entire-cost of paving and repaving between the rails of its tracks, and for two feet on the sides thereof. The franchise to the present company, granted in July, 1913, provides that at any time after a period of ten years from the date of the franchise, upon notice from the city council, the company should do the specified *57paving.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- New Orleans v. New Orleans Water Works Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- City of Pawhuska v. Pawhuska Oil & Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- City of Worcester v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Finn v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Appalachian Power Co. v. John Stewart Walker, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1974
- Board of Supervisors v. Miller & Smith, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- City of Hartford v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Muse v. Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control BoardCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
- County of York v. Peninsula Airport CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
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