Legal Opinion
Brown v. Tazewell County Water & Sewerage Authority
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 9, 1983No. Record 801634PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a road shown on a recorded plat was so dedicated to public use as to permit the installation of utility lines therein. Appellants are the owners of all the lots, except lot 7, in the “College View Addition,” near Warded, in Tazewell County. The Tazewell County Water and Sewerage Authority (Authority) brought suit against them for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, alleging that they were resisting and obstructing its efforts to construct water and sewer lines in a forty foot wide right-of-way shown as a street on a recorded plat…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Payne v. GodwinCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1926
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- Greenco Corp. v. City of Virginia BeachSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
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