Legal Opinion
City of Richmond v. Southern Railway Company
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 15, 1962No. Record 5378PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
On March 20, 1961, Southern Railway Company filed with the State Corporation Commission an application for a declaratory judgment containing two counts. Under Count I it sought adjudication that the City of Richmond must comply with § 25-233, Code of Virginia, 1950, (1) when seeking to condemn property of the Railway, and that the City should not be granted permission under § 25-233 to condemn the property of the Railway along the south bank of the James River in the City for public park purposes since the property is necessary to the discharge by the Railway of its public duties. Under Count…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Wicker Apartments, Inc. v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
3Cited by6 opinions
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