Legal Opinion
Churchill Apartments Associates v. City of Richmond
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided April 5, 1995No. Case No. LW-2170PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.
In this case plaintiff, owner of a multi-unit apartment complex, has filed a four count Amended Bill of Complaint against the City of Richmond seeking money damages and equitable relief. The case grows out of the City’s operation of a public landfill on property adjacent to that of plaintiffs. Plaintiff alleges that the City has caused waste to be placed on its land and that the City has allowed methane gas, generated from decomposing material at the landfill, to migrate onto plaintiffs adjoining land.
The Amended Bill of Complaint states claims in negligence,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Locke v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Laburnum Construction Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District v. McDonnellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- Taylor v. City of Newport NewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Ashbury v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
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