                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONFLICTING PETITIONS FOR SAME TERRITORY; PETITION SEEKING TERRITORY IN TWO OR
MORE COUNTIES (§ 15.2-2141)

A. When proceedings for the acquisition of land by a locality are pending and a
petition is filed seeking the acquisition of the same land or a portion thereof
to another locality, the case shall be heard by the special court in which the
original proceedings are pending. The special court shall consolidate the cases
and hear them together, and shall make such decision as is just, taking into
consideration the interest of all parties to each case.

B. When the land sought by a locality lies in two or more counties, all such
counties shall be made parties defendant to the case. The motion or petition
shall be addressed to the circuit court of the county in which the larger part
of the land is located. The provisions of &#xA7;&#xA7; 15.2-2135 through
15.2-2141 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to any such proceedings.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 69, § 15.1-37.1:7; 1997, c. 587.