COUNTY OF YORK v. CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG


133 S.E.2d 520 (1963)

204 Va. 732

COUNTY OF YORK v. CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG. COUNTY OF JAMES CITY v. CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James N. Garrett, Portsmouth (G. Duane Holloway, Commonwealth's Atty., James N. Garrett, Jr., Allen J. Gordon, Portsmouth, on brief), for York County.

Charles E. Ford, Newport News (J. B. Cowles, Jr., Commonwealth's Atty., Murray, Ford, West & Wilkinson, Newport News, on brief), for James City County.

Samuel H. Williams, Lynchburg, V. M. Geddy, Jr., Williamsburg (Mary Inman, City Atty., on brief), for appellees.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON, and CARRICO, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

This is an annexation suit instituted by the city of Williamsburg against the county of York and the county of James City jointly. The suit resulted in annexation of certain territories in both counties. Writs of error were granted on petitions filed by each county separately.

After the filing of the petition for annexation by the city, both counties filed their answers and, among other things, denied the necessity for the expediency of annexation...

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