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CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF EMPORIA v. NEWSOME

Record No. 811058.

311 S.E.2d 761 (1984)

CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF EMPORIA v. Jean NEWSOME, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Kay, Jr., Richmond (Theodore J. Burr, Jr., City Atty., Henry T. Wickham, Carter Glass, IV, David G. Shuford, Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Robert C. Fitzgerald, Fairfax (Russell O. Slayton, Jr., County Atty., Myron C. Smith, Fitzgerald & Smith, Fairfax, on brief), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ.

COCHRAN, Justice.

In this appeal, City Council of the City of Emporia (Council) challenges consolidation proceedings initiated under the provisions of Code § 15.1-1132 (Cum.Supp.1980).2

Pursuant to that statute, the required number of qualified voters in the City of Emporia and Greensville County filed petitions asking their respective governing bodies to perfect an agreement consolidating...

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