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§ 56-20 Payment for damage occasioned by crossing works of public service corporations

If any such crossing as is provided for in §§ 56-17 to 56-19 cause damage to the works of any company, or to the owner or occupant of any lands, the company exercising the privileges granted by such sections shall make proper compensation for such damage.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1919, as § 3884.

Code 1919, § 3884.

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Court Decisions

Smith v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc. (SCV, 09/09/82)
. . . 294 S.E.2d 805 (1982) . . .

Kiser v. Clinchfield Coal Co. (SCV, 04/29/83)
. . . 302 S.E.2d 44 (1983) . . .

Parris v. Appalachian Power Co. (COA, 05/06/86)
. . . 343 S.E.2d 455 (1986) . . .

. . . John Matala v. Consolidation Coal Company, and Ray Marshall, . . . (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 07/21/81)
. . . 647 F.2d 427 . . .

Colonial Auto Center, Inc. v. Tomlin (District Court, W.D. Virginia, 07/11/95)
. . . MEMORANDUM OPINION . . .

County of Mecklenburg v. Beales (SCV, 01/12/11)
. . . Buchanan, J., . . .

Williams v. Knowles (SCV, 09/10/41)
. . . Holt, J., . . .

Penley v. Island Creek Coal Co. (COA, 06/06/89)
. . . 381 S.E.2d 231 (1989) . . .

Casey Tyler v. Erik Hooks (Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 12/17/19)
. . . PUBLISHED . . .

Foundry v. Tune (COA, 01/07/86)
. . . Opinion . . .

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