Legal Opinion
Burns v. Board of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 23, 1977No. Record 761431PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
The issue here is whether the trial court erred in sustaining a demurrer of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County (Board) to a .motion for judgment filed against it by Paul S. Burns and Alice J. Burns (the Burnses).
The action was commenced by a motion for judgment in which the Burnses sought judgment for $50,000, alleging their property had been substantially diminished in value and damaged as the result of great, quantities of water discharged onto, over and through their lands by a storm sewer system used and maintained by the Board. The Burnses further alleged that Cambridge…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swift & Co. v. City of Newport NewsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- Nelson County v. LovingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- City of Richmond v. DervishianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Heldt v. Elizabeth River Tunnel DistrictSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Nelson County v. ColemanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Gray v. VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF TRANS.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
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