VIRGINIA ELEC. v. NORTHERN VIRGINIA REG.

Record No. 042426.

618 S.E.2d 323 (2005)

270 Va. 309

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY, d/b/a Dominion Virginia Power v. NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 16, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. (Robert L. Hodges; William H. Baxter, II, Richmond; John D. Sharer; Thomas E. Spahr; John D. Wilburn; McGuireWoods, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Paul B. Terpak (Jennifer Redmond, Fairfax; Frank K. Friedman, Roanoke; Blankingship and Keith; Woods Rogers, on brief), for appellee.

Present: LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and STEPHENSON, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

This case involves a strip of land generally 100 feet wide and 45 miles long known as the "W & OD Trail" ("the Trail") that is one of the most popular bike trails in America and is host to approximately three million visitors annually. Located in northern Virginia and stretching from Arlington County to Purcellville, Virginia, the Trail is also an extraordinarily valuable property impressed with numerous easements for utility...

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