HAMER v. SCHOOL BD.

Record No. 891350.

393 S.E.2d 623 (1990)

John A. HAMER, et al. v. SCHOOL BOARD OF the CITY OF CHESAPEAKE.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Gray (Outland, Gray, O'Keefe & Hubbard, Chesapeake, on brief), for appellants.

James M. Pickrell, Norfolk, Gordon B. Tayloe, Jr., Portsmouth (Kellam, Pickrell, Cox & Tayloe, Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

In this eminent domain proceeding, the issues on appeal concern the necessity of the taking, the burden of proof, the right to open and close final arguments, and comments of counsel during summation.

In 1985, the School Board of the City of Chesapeake (the Board) began a study of the need for expansion of the City's school system to meet anticipated population growth. In early 1988, after considering...

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