Legal Opinion
County of Fairfax v. Town of Fairfax
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 30, 1959No. Record 4999PublishedCited by 15 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
The Town of Fairfax instituted this proceeding on December 31, 1957, seeking to extend its corporate limits by annexing 5,070.15 acres of land in Fairfax County, adjacent to the town in all four directions, chiefly on the north, east and south.
Fairfax County and numerous intervenors, freeholders not residing in the Town of Fairfax nor in the area proposed to be annexed, opposed the annexation. On the other hand, a large number of freeholders living in the area sought to be annexed, filed thirty-one separate petitions asking that their area be annexed to the town. No resident of the area…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- County of Henrico v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
- Henrico County v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- County of Norfolk v. City of PortsmouthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- City Council of Alexandria v. Alexandria CountySupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- County of Fairfax v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Roanoke v. County of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- City of Roanoke v. County of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Crowder v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Citizens Committee to Oppose Annexation v. City of LynchburgDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1975
- City of Richmond v. Old Dominion Iron & Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1972
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