LUCY v. COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE

Record Nos. 980770, 980771.

516 S.E.2d 480 (1999)

258 Va. 118

William H. LUCY, et al. v. COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE. City of Charlottesville v. County of Albemarle.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. Lowry (Garrett M. Smith; Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel; on brief), Charlottesville, for appellants (Record No. 980770).

Carter Glass, IV (W. Clyde Gouldman, II, City Attorney; John S. West; Mays & Valentine, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant (Record No. 980771).

C. Richard Cranwell (David B. Bullington; Larry W. Davis, County Attorney; Cranwell, Moore & Bullington, on brief), Roanoke, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


KOONTZ, Justice.

In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether a citizen-initiated petition for reversion of an independent city to town status under Code § 15.2-4102 (formerly Code § 15.1-965.10(B)) was properly filed in the circuit court prior to the notice specified in Code § 15.2-2907(A) (formerly Code § 15.1-945.7(A)) being given to the Commission on Local Government and the affected local governments.1

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