1944
Hicks v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Virginia
182 Va. 195, 28 S.E.2d 629
State changed location of road, causing storm runoff to run through landowner’s property, and in turn considerable damage. Landowner sought writ of mandamus to compel Highway Commissioner to conduct condemnation proceedings to ascertain his damages. Supreme Court held that if Commissioner refused to institute proceedings to ascertain landowner’s damages from construction of highway, a mandamus could be awarded to compel institution of such proceeding, which was ordered in this case.
Summary prepared by Judge Jonathan Apgar, 23rd Judicial Circuit in Virginia, for the William & Mary Property Rights Project, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, William & Mary ©2019.
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