Legal Opinion

Town of Madison v. Ford

Madison County Circuit Court

Decided October 25, 1996No. Case No. Chy. 2745Published

1Opinion of the Court

By Judge Lloyd C. Sullenberger

In this suit by the Town of Madison to enjoin Carol Ford’s alleged violation of the Town zoning ordinance, Ford has filed a special plea asserting that the zoning ordinance was improperly enacted on October 25, 1972, and is therefore void and unenforceable. At a hearing on the plea, certain documents were received by stipulation, including the only one the court now finds relevant: a copy of the minutes of a special meeting of the Town council held October 25, 1972.

Ford asserts that the Town Council did not comply with the second paragraph of Art. VII, § 7, of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. City Council of Alexandria v. Potomac Greens Associates PartnershipSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  2. Thomas W. Carter and Mary M. Carter v. City of Salina and the Salina City CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  3. Town of Vinton v. Falcun Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  4. County of Fairfax v. Southern Iron Works, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1991
  5. Pennington County v. MooreSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994

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