East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. v. Sage
| Decision Date | 22 March 2004 |
| Docket Number | No. 03-1712.,No. 03-1719.,No. 03-1730.,No. 03-1736.,No. 03-1721.,No. 03-1732.,No. 03-1724.,No. 03-1733.,No. 03-1713.,No. 03-1735.,No. 03-1737.,No. 03-1718.,No. 03-1797.,No. 03-1708.,No. 03-1727.,No. 03-1739.,No. 03-1715.,No. 03-1722.,No. 03-1723.,No. 03-1728.,No. 03-1714.,No. 03-1726.,No. 03-1731.,No. 03-1710.,No. 03-1711.,No. 03-1738.,No. 03-1729.,No. 03-1717.,No. 03-1709.,No. 03-1720.,No. 03-1716.,No. 03-1741.,No. 03-1725.,No. 03-1740.,No. 03-1734.,03-1708.,03-1709.,03-1710.,03-1711.,03-1712.,03-1713.,03-1714.,03-1715.,03-1716.,03-1717.,03-1718.,03-1719.,03-1720.,03-1721.,03-1722.,03-1723.,03-1724.,03-1725.,03-1726.,03-1727.,03-1728.,03-1729.,03-1730.,03-1731.,03-1732.,03-1733.,03-1734.,03-1735.,03-1736.,03-1737.,03-1738.,03-1739.,03-1740.,03-1741.,03-1797. |
| Citation | 361 F.3d 808 |
| Parties | EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John F. SAGE; Linda K. Sage, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.20 Acres in Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Margaret Clanton, Defendant-Appellant, and [PG].28 Acres in Henry County, Virginia; Lucy Clark, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott A. Fontaine; Lillie M. Fontaine, Defendants-Appellants, and 2.09 Acres in Henry County, Virginia; Lucy Clark, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alva Holland, Defendant-Appellant, [PG].54 Acres in Henry County, Virginia; Janet M. Holland; Lucy Clark, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 3 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maynard R. Joyce, Defendant-Appellant, and 2.26 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ervin L. Frazier, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, and 1.02 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Barbara G. Vass; Dossie G.V. Hall, a/k/a Dossie Shockley Vass, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.59 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 5 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Layton Russell Hancock; John Wendell Hancock; Sonia Lucille Easter; Una Faye Saunders; Wayne Dwight Hancock; Heirs of Royal Early Hancock, Defendants-Appellants, and 2.57 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners; Josephine H. Powers; Rudolph Hancock; Alene Sumner; James F. Hancock; Talford Clay Hancock; Thomas Kenneth Hancock; Averette Early Hancock; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor, Defendants. 6 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H. Wade Baker; Lola W. Baker, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.91 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory L. Seibert, Defendant-Appellant, and [PG].45 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robin Marie Seibert; Gregory L. Seibert, Defendants-Appellants, and [PG].61 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 8 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Helen E. Melton; Charlotte A. Edwards, Defendants-Appellants, and Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners; 4.76 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph D. Howell; Mabel Fulcher, Defendants-Appellants, and Rose C. Howell; John Doe, et al.; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; Unknown Owners; 3.18 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin A. Thomas, Defendant-Appellant, and 1.40 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; John Doe, et al.; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 10 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. Lewis; Cornelia A. Lewis, Defendants-Appellants, and C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners;.37 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earl R. Potter; Joan A. Potter, Defendants-Appellants, and C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners;.60 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry S. Thomas; Betty B. Thomas, Defendants-Appellants, and 3.04 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue, Defendants. 12 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nancy U. Stanley, Defendant-Appellant, and 3.62 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 13 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otra Martin; Edna Lou Martin Smart; Ellen M. Fulcher; Harvey Glenn Fulcher, Defendants-Appellants, and 3.81 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 14 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert E. Meadows; Marion C. Meadows, Defendants-Appellants, and [PG].94 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 15 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Troy Strickland; Susan M. Strickland, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.13 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 16 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. Keesee; Joanne Richmond Keesee, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.58 Acres in Patrick County, Virginia; C. Jerry Love, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 17 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas C. Williams, Jr.; Jeannie B. Williams, Defendants-Appellants, and 3.27 Acres in Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 18 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anissa J. Brady, a/k/a Anissa Holland, Defendant-Appellant, and [PG].65 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles K. Webb; Lena Webb, Defendants-Appellants, and [PG].64 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin Hugh Webb; Linvol Oscar Webb; Wendell Wayne Webb, Defendants-Appellants, and 3.38 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; John Doe, et al.; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 20 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alva Jackson Horton; Heath Webb, Defendants-Appellants, and 1.60 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 21 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George Lewis Webb; Edward Paul Webb; Roger Lee Webb; Joel Ray Webb, Defendants-Appellants, and [PG].30 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 22 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dorothea W. Bryant, Defendant-Appellant, and 1.23 Acres in Carroll County, Virginia; Jane A. Harrison, County Assessor; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clyde Holland; Shirley Holland, Defendants-Appellants, and 5.2 Acres in Henry County, Virginia; Lucy Clark, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. L.J. Rector; Charis Jean Rector; Johnny J. Rector; Joe Rector, Defendants-Appellants, and 3.98 Acres in Smyth County, Virginia; Richard Walker, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 24 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred Tolley; Guida Tolley, Defendants-Appellants, and 4.0 Acres in Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Fogelsong; Glen Stuart Fogelsong, Defendants-Appellants, and 2.64 Acres in Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Weaver Enterprises, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellant, and 11.42 Acres in Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. 26 East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronnie Lynn Goforth; Susan D. Goforth; and 3.5 Acres/Wythe County, Virginia; Mary Casel, Commissioner of Revenue; John Doe, et al.; Unknown Owners, Defendants. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit |
ARGUED: Joseph Thomas Waldo, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia; William B. Hopkins, Jr., Martin, Hopkins & Lemon, P.C., Roanoke, Virginia; Gary Michael Bowman, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellants. Lela Merrell Hollabaugh, Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Joseph L. Lyle, Jr., Jeremy P. Hopkins, Waldo & Lyle, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia; Allen Wayne Dudley, Jr., Furrow & Dudley, P.C., Rocky Mount, Virginia, for Appellants. Michael S. Mizell, Waller, Lansden,...
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