Patton v. City of Galax
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
KOONTZ, Justice.
These appeals arise from companion equity and law cases filed in the Circuit Court of Grayson County (the trial court) in which the City of Galax maintained that Ralph L. and Frieda Patton, husband and wife, are prohibited by its local zoning ordinance from utilizing the first floor of the structure on their property for residential apartments. In the equity case, the chancellor determined that the proposed use of the first floor was not subject to the so-called "grandfathering" provision in Galax City Code § 160-157 and issued an injunction prohibiting the Pattons from making…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Masterson v. Board of Zoning AppealsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Holsapple v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- Natrella v. Arlington Cty. Bd. of Zoning App.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Burlile v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
- Foster v. GellerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
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