CITY OF RICHMOND v. COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD


156 S.E.2d 586 (1967)

208 Va. 278

CITY OF RICHMOND v. COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 8, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Cogar, Richmond (J. E. Drinard, City Atty., David J. Mays, John S. Davenport, III, Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

John H. Thornton, Jr., Roanoke (Frederick T. Gray, Richmond, Oliver D. Rudy, Chesterfield, for Commonwealth for Chesterfield County; Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, Williams, Mullen & Christian, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

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


CARRICO, Justice.

On January 2, 1962, the City of Richmond filed a petition seeking the annexation of certain territory lying in Chesterfield County, adjacent to the City. Filed with and made a part of the petition was an ordinance which had been adopted by the council of the City on December 26, 1961.

The ordinance set forth the necessity for and expediency of the proposed annexation, a description of the area sought to be annexed, and certain information...

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