Annexation Cases

The Papers of Robert Clayton Fitzgerald were donated to the University of Virginia Arthur J. Morris Law Library by his wife, Nancy R. Fitzgerald, in June of 2004. They consist of 24 boxes, 9.7 linear feet.

The papers (1973-1988) pertain to Mr. Fitzgerald's practice as an attorney counseling counties and cities in the State of Virginia on issues of annexation and inter governmental affairs. The most important and complete file is Pittsylvania County - City of Danville, a case that dealt with the annexation petition of Danville, Va., and the negotiations between the city of Danville and the county of Pittsylvania in which Mr. Fitzgerald served as legal counsel for the county's Board of Supervisors.

Other files in the collection include: Albemarle County annexation, in which Mr. Fitzgerald represented the county in its negotiations concerning immunity and revenue sharing with the city of Charlottesville; Fairfax City and County documents referring to city/county contracts and services (Fire Services Agreements) and questions about annexation immunity, annexation petitions, etc. James City County files, where Mr. Fitzgerald was a consultant and later represented James City County officials in their negotiations with the Cities of Williamsburg and Newport News, reviewing and analyzing school contracts, water resources, annexation and consolidation proceedings. The Prince William County case in which the Law Offices of Fitzgerald & Smith supervised the study and analysis of the fiscal impact on the County of Prince William transition to city status. Mr. Fitzgerald counseled Spotsylvania County in matters of "intergovernmental concerns with other governmental institutions and intragovernmental (sic) matters".

The Fauquier County Water and Sanitation Authority v. Marshall Water Works, Inc. is another example of Mr. Fitzgerald's practice. This case refers to the condemnation proceedings pursuant to title 25, chapter 1.1 of the Code of Virginia of the Marshall Water Works and the interest of Fauquier County and Water Authority to purchase the company.

The Family Savings and Loan of Virginia of Springfield, Virginia, documents principally relate to the mergers of the company with Virginia First Savings and Loan Association of Petersburg, Va., and other similar financial institutions. Mr. Fitzgerald was chairman of the Board of Family Savings and Loan of Virginia and Subsidiaries.

There are also some personal and professional correspondence (1979), trustees files (1977-1979), and some financial statements of Family Savings and Loan (1980-1983).