Legal Opinion
Duncan v. State Highway Commission
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 11, 1925PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
This is a writ of error awarded by one of the judges of this court to the action of the court below, condemning the lands of plaintiff in error for highway purposes.
On the 21st day of September, 1923, H. G. Shirley, chairman of the Highway Commission of Virginia, filed his petition, in the circuit court, alleging, among other things, that he is authorized by the laws of the State to condemn land for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance and repair of roads embraced in the State highway system; that he has made a bona fide effort to agree, having offered E. P. Duncan the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Appalachian Power Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Richmond, Petersburg & Carolina Railroad v. Chamblin & ScottSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway Co. v. Seaboard Air Line RailwaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bailey v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ryan v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- City of Richmond v. County of HenricoSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Planters National Bank v. E. G. Heflin Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1936
- Collins v. Pulaski CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
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