Legal Opinion
State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. Herndon
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 29, 1983No. Record No. 801172PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
In this eminent domain case, we must decide issues concerning the adequacy of an offer to purchase land, and the right of the State Highway and Transportation Commissioner to amend a certificate of deposit.
In August 1966, the State Highway Commissioner was engaged in land acquisition for the improvement of State Route 627 through Dinwiddie County. An agent of the Commissioner called on W. Potter Sterne that month to negotiate a voluntary purchase of a parcel of land owned by Sterne at the intersection of Route 627 and U.S. Route 1. The agent showed the Highway Department’s plans to Sterne,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tiller v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanySupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Stewart v. FugateSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. BaylorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Stewart v. Highway CommissionerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. HippCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Bajwa v. Sunoco, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2004
- Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner v. Klotz, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- STATE HWY. & TRANSP. COM'R OF VA. v. HerndonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
- State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. GoodrichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
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