VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOMES, INC. v. BOTETOURT COUNTY

Record No. 072042.

668 S.E.2d 119 (2008)

VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOMES, INC., et al. v. BOTETOURT COUNTY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L.S. Rowe (Robert Dean Pope; Edward P. Noonan; Hunton & Williams, Richmond, on briefs), for appellants.

Frank K. Friedman, Roanoke, (Neil V. Birkhoff; William L. Heartwell III; Woods Rogers, on brief), for appellee.

Amici Curiae: Local Government Attorneys of Virginia; Virginia Association of Counties (Edwin N. Wilmot, Hopewell; Phyllis A. Errico, Richmond, on brief), in support of appellee.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and MILLETTE, JJ., and CARRICO, S.J.


OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether Virginia Baptist Homes, Inc.'s ("VBH") property known as "The Glebe" in Botetourt County is exempt from local property taxation under Code § 58.1-3650.33.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

A. VBH and The Glebe, Inc.

VBH is a non-stock, not-for-profit corporation that was organized by the Baptist General Association of Virginia in 1946 to provide a home for aged Baptists...

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