Legal Opinion

Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Denton

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 18, 1956No. Record 4485PublishedCited by 27 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtEggleston, J.

In August 1953, J. B. Denton and others filed their bill in the court below against Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority, hereinafter referred to as the Authority, and the City of Bristol, alleging that the plaintiffs are owners of real estate in that area within the city known as “Sullins Street Redevelopment Project;” that purporting to act under the Virginia Housing Authorities Law (Code, §§ 36-1 to 36-55, both inclusive), the city council by ordinance had approved a slum clearance and redevelopment plan proposed by the Authority for the area and had entered into a written agreement…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chapman v. Huntington, West Virginia, Housing AuthorityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Mumpower v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  3. Reynolds v. Milk CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
  4. In Re Housing Authority of City of SalisburySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Hunter v. Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Virginia · 1953

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Brick v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1965
  2. Hogue v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1959
  3. City of Portsmouth v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  4. Urban Renewal Agency of City of Reno v. IacomettiNevada Supreme Court · 1963
  5. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. BradfordSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1962

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