Legal Opinion
City of Richmond v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 20, 1958No. Record 4743PublishedCited by 56 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
On September 20, 1956, the Board of Supervisors of Henrico County, hereinafter called County, instituted this proceeding by filing a bill for a declaratory judgment, Code, § 8-578, against the City of Richmond for the purpose of settling a controversy between the two political subdivisions arising out of a claim by the City that it had the right to construct and operate a jail and jail farm on property it owns in the County, in contravention of the duly enacted zoning ordinance of the County.
The City of Richmond, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the City, answered the bill denying the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- City of Winchester v. RedmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- County of Henrico v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
- Light v. City of DanvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1937
- Whiting v. Town of West PointSupreme Court of Virginia · 1892
- Jordan v. Town of South BostonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- City of Richmond v. Confrere Club of Richmond, Virginia, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Bd. of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty. v. HorneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Mandell v. HaddonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
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