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· 3/2/1990

City of Virginia Beach v. Murphy

Citations

  • 389 S.E.2d 462
  • 239 Va. 353
  • 6 Va. Law Rep. 1561
  • 1990 Va. LEXIS 54

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding a city ordinance banning “unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise”
  • court upheld constitutionality of municipal noise ordinance prohibiting “playing of any television set, radio, tape player, ... in manner or volume as to annoy ‘any person’ ”
  • appeal of trial court’s dismissal of prosecution of restaurant owner for allowing loud music, reversing lower court decision that city noise ordinance was unconstitutional

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Judges: Whiting

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