Legal Opinion
Town of Rocky Mount v. Wenco of Danville, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 18, 1998No. Record 972401PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we decide whether a town that contracted to provide sewer service to a property located outside the town must also provide such service to another property outside the town.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) owns a large commercial real estate development in Franklin County along Route 40 East about one-quarter mile outside the Town of Rocky Mount (Town). In May 1995, the Town executed an agreement (Agreement) with Wal-Mart in which the Town agreed to provide sewer service to a store to be built by Wal-Mart on its property. The sewer line servicing the WalMart store is part of…
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