The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, directthe attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretionbefore a single judge for a conference to consider:
1. Simplification of the issues;
2. Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;
3. Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and likematters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:
a. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values asdetermined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to beannexed, city or town and county, including real property, personal property,machinery and tools, merchants' capital and public service corporationassessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;
b. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, includingany sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;
c. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought,and in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of thedivision superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil inaverage daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of theSuperintendent of Public Instruction;
4. Estimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;
5. Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who willtestify shall file a statement of his qualifications;
6. Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.
The court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order whichwill control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or atthe trial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.
(Code 1950, § 15-152.10; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1040; 1979, c.85; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.)
The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, directthe attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretionbefore a single judge for a conference to consider:
1. Simplification of the issues;
2. Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;
3. Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and likematters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:
a. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values asdetermined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to beannexed, city or town and county, including real property, personal property,machinery and tools, merchants' capital and public service corporationassessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;
b. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, includingany sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;
c. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought,and in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of thedivision superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil inaverage daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of theSuperintendent of Public Instruction;
4. Estimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;
5. Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who willtestify shall file a statement of his qualifications;
6. Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.
The court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order whichwill control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or atthe trial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.
(Code 1950, § 15-152.10; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1040; 1979, c.85; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.)
The special court shall, prior to hearing any case under this chapter, directthe attorneys for the parties to appear before it, or in its discretionbefore a single judge for a conference to consider:
1. Simplification of the issues;
2. Amendment of pleadings and filing of additional pleadings;
3. Stipulations as to facts, documents, records, photographs, plans and likematters, which will dispense with formal proof thereof, including:
a. Assessed values and the ratio of assessed values to true values asdetermined by the State Department of Taxation in the area sought to beannexed, city or town and county, including real property, personal property,machinery and tools, merchants' capital and public service corporationassessment for each year of the five years immediately preceding;
b. Tax rate for the five years next preceding in the area sought, includingany sanitary district therein, and in the city or town;
c. School population and school enrollment in the county, in the area sought,and in the city or town, as shown by the records in the office of thedivision superintendent of schools; and cost of education per pupil inaverage daily membership as shown by the last preceding report of theSuperintendent of Public Instruction;
4. Estimated population of the county, the area sought and the city or town;
5. Limitation on the number of expert witnesses; each expert witness who willtestify shall file a statement of his qualifications;
6. Such other matters as may aid in the disposition of the case.
The court, or judge as the case may be, shall make an appropriate order whichwill control the subsequent conduct of the case unless modified before or atthe trial or hearing to prevent manifest injustice.
(Code 1950, § 15-152.10; 1952, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1040; 1979, c.85; 1997, c. 587; 2010, cc. 386, 629.)
