162 S.E. 324 CITY OF PORTSMOUTH v. JACOB DANIELS, JOE NIXON 36308Supreme Court of Virginia. January 29, 1932 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Epes and Browning, JJ. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT — Employee of Municipality — Municipality Not Liable to Employee of Independent Contractor — Case at Bar. — The instant case was on a […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
JURY v. GIANT OF MARYLAND, 254 Va. 235 (1997)
491 S.E.2d 718 CARLOTTA JURY v. GIANT OF MARYLAND, INC, ET AL. Record No. 962341Supreme Court of Virginia. September 12, 1997 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson,[*] Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, and Koontz, JJ. [*] Justice Stephenson participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his retirement on July 1, […]
MOORE v. GILLIS, 239 Va. 239 (1990)
389 S.E.2d 453 CLARENCE C. MOORE v. ELVERTHA D. GILLIS 46226 Record No. 890277Supreme Court of Virginia. March 2, 1990 Present: All the Justices A second motion for judgment, filed before a non-suit was taken in an action previously filed, was not foreclosed and the trial court’s ruling to the contrary is reversed. Practice and […]
PICCOLO v. WOODFORD, 184 Va. 432 (1945)
35 S.E.2d 393 RALPH A. PICCOLO AND MICHELE PICCOLO, INDIVIDUALLY AND TRADING AS DANDY POULTRY COMPANY v. A. J. WOODFORD, ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. 38371 Record No. 2971.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 8, 1945. Present, All the Justices. 1. AUTOMOBILES — Action for Death of Infant Struck by Truck — Sufficiency of Evidence to Sustain Verdict — […]
LAWSON v. ELKINS, 252 Va. 352 (1996)
477 S.E.2d 510 BELINDA H. LAWSON v. ROBERT W. ELKINS, M.D. Record No. 960473Supreme Court of Virginia. November 1, 1996 Present: All the Justices In this medical negligence action, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to permit a physician to testify as an expert witness and the judgment of the trial […]
SIMPSON v. SIMPSON, 162 Va. 621 (1934)
175 S.E. 320 EDGAR L. SIMPSON v. ETHEL LEWIS GREENBURG SIMPSON 36744Supreme Court of Virginia. June 14, 1934 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Epes, Hudgins, Gregory and Browning, JJ. On Rehearing. 1. DIVORCE — Prior Suit of Wife for Divorce — Estoppel of Wife to Assert that Her Husband Was Dead at the Time of the […]
DEPT. OF TAXATION v. LUCKY STORES, 217 Va. 121 (1976)
225 S.E.2d 870 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION v. LUCKY STORES, INC. 43393 Record No. 750775.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 11, 1976 Present, All the Justices. (1) Taxation — Multistate Operation — Presumption — Level of Proof. (2) Multistate Operations — Unitary Business — Separate Accounting. (3) Constitutional Law — Income Reasonably Attributable to […]
REID v. BAUMGARDNER, 217 Va. 769 (1977)
232 S.E.2d 778 PHILIP B. REID v. MARGARET HICKS BAUMGARDNER. 43494 Record No. 760368.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1977 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Pleading and Practice — Closing Argument on Damages. (2) Pleading and Practice — Improper Argument Not Invited. (3) Pleading and Practice — Grounds of Objection. (4) Pleading and […]
WYNNE v. SPAINHOUR, 215 Va. 16 (1974)
205 S.E.2d 634 FREDERICK T. WYNNE, T/A, ETC. v. FRANK WILLIAM SPAINHOUR, JR. 43058 Record No. 730802.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1974 Present, All the Justices. Negligence — Invitee — Open and Obvious Icy Spots. Customer as invitee is owed duty of ordinary care and warning of hidden dangers. Scraping snow from parking lot […]
POWELL v. CRADDOCK-TERRY CO., 175 Va. 146 (1940)
7 S.E.2d 143 W. D. POWELL v. CRADDOCK-TERRY COMPANY, ET ALS. 37638 Record No. 2152Supreme Court of Virginia. February 26, 1940 Present, All the Justices 1. STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS — Dividends — All Shares Ordinarily Stand on Same Footing. — Ordinarily the shares of the general stock of a corporation, which is the division of […]
McMINN v. ROUNDS, 267 Va. 277 (2004)
591 S.E.2d 694 ROBERT MICHAEL McMINN v. SCOTT CHRISTOPHER ROUNDS, ET AL. Record No. 030286.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 16, 2004. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Compton, S.J. Plaintiff sued for assault arising out of an altercation he had with a bartender at a restaurant. At the trial, the […]
SUTTON v. COMMONWEALTH, 212 Va. 3 (1971)
181 S.E.2d 486 JOSEPH LINWOOD SUTTON, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42504 Record No. 7447.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 14, 1971 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Gordon, Harrison, Cochran and Harman, JJ. Appeal — Sufficiency of Evidence. Examination of record shows evidence sufficient to sustain conviction of statutory burglary. Error to a judgment of the Hustings […]
KIAN v. KEFALOGIANNIS, 158 Va. 129 (1932)
163 S.E. 535 WALLIS KIAN v. VASILEOIS N. KEFALOGIANNIS 36351Supreme Court of Virginia. March 24, 1932 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Epes, Hudgins and Browning, JJ. 1. EJECTMENT — Petition for Compensation for Improvements — Separate Proceedings. — An action for ejectment and a petition by defendant for improvements, where the judgment in ejectment is […]
GREGORY v. PEYTON, 208 Va. 157 (1967)
156 S.E.2d 624 WILLIAM CLIFTON GREGORY v. C. C. PEYTON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA STATE PENITENTIARY. 41985 Record No. 6433.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 8, 1967 Present, All the Justices. (1) Juvenile Courts — Guardian ad Litem — Jurisdictional. (2) Criminal Procedure — New Proceedings After Juvenile Becomes of Age. 1. When sixteen years of […]
SULLY STATION II COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DYE, 259 Va. 282 (2000)
525 S.E.2d 555 SULLY STATION II COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. REGINALD W. DYE, ET AL. Record No. 991078.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 2000. Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton,[*] Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, Koontz, and Kinser, JJ. [*] Justice Compton participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his retirement […]
SLONE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, 249 Va. 520 (1995)
457 S.E.2d 51 DOLOR D. SLONE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, ET AL. 50057 Record No. 940881Supreme Court of Virginia. Decided April 21, 1995 Present: All the Justices In a products liability action involving injuries to the driver of a dump truck, the part of the trial court judgment entering summary judgment on behalf of the […]
SAVAGE v. COMMONWEALTH, 186 Va. 1012 (1947)
45 S.E.2d 313 H. E. SAVAGE, JR., DOING BUSINESS AS SAVAGE TRUCK LINE v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, AT THE RELATION OF STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION. 38646 Record No. 3292.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 24, 1947 Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Gregory, Eggleston, Spratley and Buchanan, JJ. 1. MOTOR VEHICLE CARRIERS — Taxation — Tax Based on Amounts […]
SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH, 265 Va. 250 (2003)
576 S.E.2d 465 JAMES ALLEN SMITH, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 021583.Supreme Court of Virginia. February 28, 2003. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, and Lemons, JJ., and Carrico,[1] S.J. [1] Chief Justice Carrico presided and participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his […]
MATTER OF BROWN, 213 Va. 282 (1972)
191 S.E.2d 812 Richmond IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ALLISON W. BROWN, JR. FOR ADMISSION TO PRACTICE PURSUANT TO RULE 1A:1. 42781 Record No. 8058.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 9, 1972 Present, All the Justices. Foreign Attorneys — Admission to Practice — Full-time Practice. Rule of Court requiring foreign attorneys, who seek admission […]
ZELNICK v. ADAMS, 269 Va. 117 (2005)
606 S.E.2d 843 ROBERT J. ZELNICK v. JONATHAN RAY ADAMS. Record No. 040916.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 14, 2005. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ. When plaintiff was 16, his mother signed a contingency fee agreement with the defendant attorney for legal services on the plaintiff’s behalf in establishing his right […]