AMES v. PAINTER

Record No. 890380.

389 S.E.2d 702 (1990)

Charles AMES, et al. v. TOWN OF PAINTER, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Ellenson, on brief, for appellants.

Jon C. Poulson (Drummond, Bloxom & Poulson, Accomac, on brief), for appellees.

Anthony Herman (Laura L. Sardo, Steven J. Rosenbaum, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C., on brief), representing amicus curiae, Anabel Perez and Carlos Gomez Ayala, for appellants.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order reversing the grant of a special use permit by a board of zoning appeals.

Charles B. Ames and his wife, Jean, farmed approximately 190 acres in Accomack and Northampton Counties, raising primarily cucumbers and potatoes, relatively labor-intensive crops. Before 1988, they had relied mainly upon local labor, which they often found to be unavailable when needed during the harvest season. Because other agricultural...

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