1964
Marymount College of Virginia v. Harris
Supreme Court of Virginia
205 Va. 712, 139 S.E.2d 43
College sought to enjoin Commissioner from condemning its property for road improvement. Trial court sustained Commissioner’s demurrer and dismissed case. Supreme Court reversed and remanded. Statute in effect at that time barred Commissioner from condemning college land within 500 feet of buildings erected and used for school purposes.
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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