HELDT v. ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL DISTRICT


84 S.E.2d 511 (1954)

196 Va. 477

Emma HELDT v. ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL DISTRICT, a Political Subdivision of the State of Virginia, Acting by and Through the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission, the Governing Body Thereof; and E. Virginlus Williams, Trading as E. V. Williams Company.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 22, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sacks & Sacks, Norfolk, for plaintiff in error.

Williams, Cocke, Worrell & Kelly, Jack E. Greer; Breeden & Hoffman, Norfolk, for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.


EGGLESTON, Justice.

Emma Heldt filed a motion for judgment against the Elizabeth River Tunnel District, Tidewater Construction Corporation, and E. Virginius Williams, trading as E. V. Williams Company, to recover damages to her property resulting from the construction of a tunnel for public use under the Elizabeth river, connecting the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. The plaintiff alleged that the Elizabeth River Tunnel District had contracted with the Tidewater...

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