Virginia Supreme Court Sides with Pipeline in Survey Lawsuit
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the company developing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in a lawsuit against a woman who sought to keep surveyors off her property.
Hazel Palmer owns land in Virginia’s Augusta County along the route of the proposed natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina. The company went to court after she refused to allow surveys.
She argued that because the company is organized under Delaware law, a Virginia law allowing surveying privileges shouldn’t apply.
The court disagreed and ruled Thursday that Palmer’s property rights don’t allow her to exclude the surveyors.
Pipeline spokesman Aaron Ruby says the ruling is consistent with every other state and federal court that has looked at the issue
Palmer’s attorney couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
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