Legal Opinion
Pearsall v. Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 3, 1978No. Record 761445PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In this eminent domain proceeding instituted under Virginia’s Housing Authorities Law (hereinafter the Act), Code §§ 36-1 to -55.6, we consider a question of evidence and the problem of so-called “condemnation blight”, a condition which often stems from urban renewal projects.
This action was filed on December 23, 1975 by appellee Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth, Code § 36-4, against appellant John W. Pearsall and others to acquire approximately 70 parcels of real estate in the City of Richmond needed for slum clearance and eventual…
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