Legal Opinion
Long v. Shirley
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 21, 1941No. Record No. 2356PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.
This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by the State Highway Commissioner for the purpose of securing title to 4.75 acres of land belonging to M. H. Long and needed in the construction of a public highway, for fixing- the value of the land taken, and for determining the damages, if any, done to the remaining- portion of Long’s land by reason of the construction of the road'.
Long owns a tract of approximately 600 acres on the east side of Shenandoah Valley, in Rockingham county, about two miles south of the town of Elkton. The newly constructed road runs approximately one-half a mile…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bauman v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- McCoy v. Union Elevated RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Pickens County v. JordanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
- Conecuh County v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Richmond & Mecklenburg R. R. v. HumphreysSupreme Court of Virginia · 1894
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Rose v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Strouds Creek & Muddlety Railroad v. HeroldWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
- Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. GormanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. AllmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Dressler v. City of CovingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
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