Legal Opinion
State Highway Commissioner v. Crockett
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 8, 1962No. Record 5475PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, C. J.
The State Highway Commissioner instituted this proceeding to condemn 0.27 of an acre of land in fee simple and a slope easement over 0.10 of an acre owned by Gertrude Crockett and E. F. Crockett, her husband. On a former appeal we reversed a judgment of the lower court sustaining an award and remanded the cause for a new hearing. May v. Crockett, 202 Va. 438, 117 S. E. 2d 648.
The evidence in the record now before us was heard by newly appointed commissioners in the presence of the lower court. They made an award of $650 for the value of the land and easement taken and $9,350 for damages to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Appalachian Electric Power Co. v. GormanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. ChamblinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1908
- Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. PickettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
- Duncan v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
- Long v. ShirleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State Highway & Transportation Commissioner v. Lanier Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- City of Virginia Beach v. OakesSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
- Edwards v. State Highway CommissionerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- State Highway Commissioner v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Dean v. COUNTY SUP'RS OF PRINCE WILLIAMSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
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