Legal Opinion
Albemarle Oil & Gas Co. v. Morris
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 17, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
The object of this proceeding is to test the validity of the present organized government of the city of Charlottesville, Virginia.
An information was filed in the name of the State of Virginia at the relation of Albemarle Oil and Gas Company, Inc., in the nature of a writ of quo warranto, under sections 5842 and 5844 of the Code of 1919, and other laws applicable thereto, to which J. R. Morris, E. A. Joachim and J. Y. Brown, constituting the council of the city, were made parties defendant.
Defendants demurred to the petition and moved to vacate the writ issued thereon, and filed an • answer…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Attorney General v. City of MethuenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Graham v. RobertsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Speer v. Mayor of AthensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- City of Roanoke v. ElliottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
- Brown v. EppsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Lipscomb v. NuckolsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
- Commonwealth ex rel. Kelly v. RouseSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Walker v. MassieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
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