Legal Opinion

Board of Supervisors of Prince William County v. Parsons

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 16, 1993No. Record No. 920923Published

1Opinion of the Court

SENIOR JUSTICE POFF

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The principal question before us in this appeal is whether a condemnor has the right under Code § 25-46.34(b) to withdraw a condemnation proceeding after the lapse of the 30-day period for the filing of a notice of appeal fixed in Rule 5:9(a). The chronology of events in the course of two trials is crucial to our consideration of that question.

In a petition filed January 16, 1990, the Board of County Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia (the Board or the petitioner) sought to condemn, and filed a lis pendens against, 117.83 acres…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. City of Virginia Beach v. ESG Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  2. Faison v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  3. Crisman v. SwansonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  4. Town of Cape Charles v. Ballard Bros. Fish Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1959
  5. Williams v. FAIRFAX CTY. R. & HOUSING AUTH.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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