Legal Opinion

Lamar Corp. v. City of Richmond

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 1, 1991No. Record 900948PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

The primary issue we must decide on this appeal is whether a lessee, who erects a billboard on the property he leases, has an interest in either the billboard or the underlying property which entitles him to a separate condemnation proceeding to ascertain just compensation when the underlying leasehold property is condemned.

John D. Williams and William K. Norman, Jr., owned certain property located in the City of Richmond just south of the Maury Street interchange bordering the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike. By lease dated March 1, 1985, Williams and Norman leased a portion of the property to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Danville Holding Corp. v. ClementSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
  2. Stanpark Realty Corp. v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1958
  3. Fonticello Mineral Springs Co. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
  4. May v. DeweySupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
  5. State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. Edwards Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Multi-Channel TV Cable Co. v. Charlottesville Quality Cable Operating Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
  2. Multi-Channel TV Cable Co. v. Charlottesville Quality Cable Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  3. AGCS Marine Ins. Co. v. Arlington Cnty.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  4. Air Power, Inc. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  5. Lamar Corp. v. Commonwealth Transportation CommissionerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001

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