Morris v. Elizabeth River Tunnel District

Viola Morris filed a motion for judgment against the Elizabeth River Tunnel District, denominated “a political subdivision of the State of Virginia,” and the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission, “the governing body” of the District, to recover compensation for damages to a certain lot and building owned by her and located in the city of Portsmouth, resulting from the construction of a tunnel “for public use and purposes” by the defendants. The motion alleged that during the “excavating, pumping and working on the tunnel” the plaintiff’s building was greatly damaged, and that she is “entitled to…