Legal Opinion
State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. Lanier Farm, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 12, 1987No. Record 840566PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This appeal from a judgment in a highway condemnation case raises a question concerning the compensability of damages attributed to frustration of the owner’s plans for development caused by speeding motorists on the highway.
Lanier Farm, Inc. (Lanier), has developed large tracts of land in and near the City of Martinsville since 1938. On June 1, 1982, Lanier still retained a 130-acre tract in the city which bordered on State Route 650 (Spruce Street). The tract was held for future development, but had been subdivided on paper into lots and streets by an unrecorded plat made in 1976. No…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ryan v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. GormanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Wood v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Appalachian Power Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Appalachian Power Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
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