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Johnson v. City of Suffolk

No. 191563Supreme Court of Virginia

191563 Johnson v. City of Suffolk 12/10/2020 In a declaratory judgment action by lessees from the Commonwealth for the purpose of raising oysters in the Nansemond River, bringing an inverse condemnation claim …

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191563 Johnson v. City of Suffolk 12/10/2020 In a declaratory judgment action by lessees from the Commonwealth for the purpose of…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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Oct 4, 2026
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Dec 10, 2020
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191563 Johnson v. City of Suffolk 12/10/2020 In a declaratory judgment action by lessees from the Commonwealth for the purpose of raising oysters in the Nansemond River, bringing an inverse condemnation claim against the City of Suffolk and the Hampton Roads Sanitation District alleging that discharges from a sewer system operated by the respondents polluted the waters in which they raise their oysters, the circuit court did not err in granting the respondents' demurrers and dismissing the case. The judgment is affirmed.

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