City of Richmond v. Board of Supervisors

Decided January 20, 1958. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

199 Va. 679 · Cited 56 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• County of Henrico v. City of Richmond · 177 Va. 754
• Light v. City of Danville · 168 Va. 181
• City of Charlottesville v. Marks' Shows, Inc. · 179 Va. 321
• Town of South Hill v. Allen · 177 Va. 154
• Murray v. City of Roanoke · 192 Va. 321
• County of Fairfax v. City of Alexandria · 193 Va. 82
• City of South Norfolk v. City of Norfolk · 190 Va. 591
• Bray v. County Board · 195 Va. 31
• Scott v. Lichford · 164 Va. 419
• Joy, Draheim & Cox v. Green · 194 Va. 1003
• Wicker Apartments, Inc. v. City of Richmond · 199 Va. 263
• Smith v. Kelley · 162 Va. 645
• Kilgour v. County Board of Supervisors · 79 S.E.2d 601

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• City of Richmond v. Confrere Club of Richmond, Virginia, Inc. · 387 S.E.2d 471
• Bd. of Sup'rs of Fairfax Cty. v. Horne · 215 S.E.2d 453
• Mayor of Forest Heights v. Frank · 435 A.2d 425
• William v. City of Newport News · 397 S.E.2d 813
• City of Richmond v. Hanes · 203 Va. 102
• St. Louis County v. City of Manchester · 360 S.W.2d 638
• Austin Independent School District v. City of Sunset Valley · 502 S.W.2d 670
• Clinch Valley Medical Center v. Hayes · 538 S.E.2d 369
• Board of Supervisors v. Countryside Investment Co. · 522 S.E.2d 610
• Lillard v. Fairfax County Airport Authority · 208 Va. 8
• Arlington County v. White · 528 S.E.2d 706
• Native Village of Eklutna v. Alaska Railroad · 87 P.3d 41
• Brewster v. Shockley · 554 F. Supp. 365
• BOARD OF SUP. v. Town of Purcellville · 666 S.E.2d 512
• Stallings v. Wall · 367 S.E.2d 496
• National Realty Corp. v. City of Virginia Beach · 163 S.E.2d 154
• Hagfeldt v. City of Bozeman · 757 P.2d 753
• Board of County Supervisors v. City of Roanoke · 220 Va. 195
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