Lanham Ford, Inc. v. Fairfax County

By Judge F. Bruce Bach

This matter is before the Court on the defendant Fairfax County’s plea in bar heard March 11, 1994. The County asserts that the appeals procedure enacted subsequent to the date of contracting is controlling and that Lanham’s request for an administrative appeal was not timely filed. Upon consideration of counsel’s oral and written arguments the Court sustains the plea in bar in part, dismisses Count 1, the declaratory judgment action, and instructs counsel to set the matter for an evidentiary hearing to determine the timeliness of Lanham’s appeal. The parties contract of…