Legal Opinion
United States v. Blackman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 2005No. Record 042404PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOONTZ, Justice.
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and our Rule 5:42, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ("district court"), by its order entered October 21, 2004, certified to this Court the following questions of law:
A. In Virginia in 1973, would a conveyance of a negative easement in gross by a private property owner to a private party for the purpose of land conservation and historic preservation be valid?
B. In Virginia in 1973, would it be valid for a group of private property owners to grant to a private grantee…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Prospect Development Co. v. BershaderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
- Brown v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Bunn v. OffuttSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
- Historic Green Springs, Inc. v. BerglandDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- Corbett v. RubenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Viriginia Elec. v. Northern Virginia Reg.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
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