Taylor v. Northam

Summary

The Supreme Court of Virginia considered whether deeds and an 1889 General Assembly joint resolution required the Commonwealth to keep the Robert E. Lee Monument on its original site in Richmond. The Court held that the purported restrictive covenants were unenforceable and that the joint resolution did not bind the current Governor or deprive him of authority to order the monument’s removal. The Court affirmed the circuit court’s judgment for the Governor.