Legal Opinion
Duncan v. TOWN OF BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 28, 1973No. Civ. A. 72-C-145-RPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
In this action, citizens of the Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County, Virginia challenge the constitutionality of certain annexation statutes in Virginia, which are Chapter 25 of Title 15.1 of the Va.Code, §§ 15.1-1032 to 1058. They contend that the statutes are unconstitutional as applied in the Town of Blacksburg’s annexation of a portion of Montgomery County. Specifically, they assert that since December 31, 1972 ap proximately 12,573 residents of the Town of Blacksburg have had no representation on the Town Council, that total lack of representation shall…
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