Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

7 S.E.2d 883 ROBERT H. THACKER v. ALEXANDER R. KLOTZ 37652 Record No. 2203Supreme Court of Virginia. April 8, 1940 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Gregory, Browning, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. MASTER AND SERVANT — Duty of Master to Furnish Safe Appliances — Rule Stated. — It is the duty of a master to […]

16 S.E.2d 345 DANVILLE HOLDING CORPORATION AND R. C. CLEMENT, TRUSTEE v. JAMES WILLIAM CLEMENT, TRUSTEE IN DEED OF ASSIGNMENT FROM J. M. WALTERS. 37850 Record No. 2393.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 10, 1941. Present, Campbell, C. J., and Holt, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. FIXTURES — Determination of What Constitutes — Nature of […]

129 S.E.2d 687 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. JAMES F. MCNEELY AND GAY MCNEELY. 204030 Record No. 5523.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1963 Present, All the Justices. (1) Pleading and Practice — Setting Aside Verdict — Rules Stated. (2) Evidence — When Incredible. (3) Pleading and Practice — Setting Aside Verdict — Held Error on […]

288 S.E.2d 435 STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER OF VIRGINIA v. CALVIN T. CANTRELL, ET AL, 44270 Record No. 791385.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 12, 1982 Present: Carrico, C.J., Cochran, Poff, Compton, Thompson, and Stephenson, JJ., and Harrison, Retired Justice. Cross-examination on a theory of valuation put in issue in an eminent domain proceeding is […]

360 S.E.2d 162 CHARLES F. BASS, JR., ET AL. v. GARY L. SMITH 45454 Record No. 840734Supreme Court of Virginia. September 4, 1987 Present: All the Justices A judgment in equity requiring the wives of two men who had contracted to sell land to join in the deed conveying that land is reversed because the […]

482 S.E.2d 816 ARLEAN INEZ BROOKS HILL v. ARTHUR BROOKS Record No. 961095Supreme Court of Virginia. February 28, 1997 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, and Koontz, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice Since a deed of gift was clear and unequivocal on its face in establishing a joint tenancy between the parties with a […]

341 S.E.2d 179 MICHAEL S. PIGOTT, ET AL. v. EDNA MORAN, ET AL. 44999 Record No. 830112Supreme Court of Virginia. March 7, 1986 Present: All the Justices A judgment dismissing an action for fraud in the sale of real property as time-barred is affirmed because the action was not one for property damage and accordingly […]

677 S.E.2d 220 MATTHEW PAUL BROWN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. KIMBERLY DAWN COMPTON. Record Nos. 081417, Record No. 081588.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 4, 2009. Present: All the Justices. Petitioners sought expungement of police and court records relating to criminal charges that had been dismissed after the respective district courts had […]

10 S.E.2d 558 JOSIE PERDUE, ET AL. v. J. A. DAVIS, ET ALS. Supreme Court of Virginia. Staunton Record No. 2230. September 5, 1940. Present, All the Justices. 1. MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST — Sale — Discretion of Trustee as to Incidents Is Reviewable. — The discretion granted by section 5167 othe Code of […]

396 S.E.2d 658 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION v. THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY 46428 Record No. 891361Supreme Court of Virginia. September 21, 1990 Present: All the Justices In a dispute between two casualty insurance carriers in which the sole issue is whether the coverage provided by one carrier was excess insurance, available only after the primary […]

200 S.E.2d 533 JOHN F. BELLAMY, JR. v. ERNEST P. GATES AND EDWARD P. GILL. 42961 Record No. 8220.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 26, 1973 Present, All the Justices. (1) Injunction and Damages — Demurrer — Discretionary Function. (2) Injunction — Reinstatement to Police Force. (3) Damages — Judicial Function. 1. Bellamy complains of forced […]

412 S.E.2d 701 WILLIAM A. DALE v. CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS 47605 Record No. 900749Supreme Court of Virginia. January 10, 1992 Present: All the Justices The trial court misconstrued the extent of a self-insured city’s uninsured motorist coverage pursuant to Code Sec. 46.1-395(b) and the case is reversed and remanded with instructions that the coverage […]

353 S.E.2d 783 F. HUGH NIKLASON, ET AL. v. MARSHALL RAMSEY, ET AL. 45094 Record No. 840262Supreme Court of Virginia. March 6, 1987 Present: Carrico, C.J., Cochran, Poff, Compton, Stephenson, and Thomas, JJ. A judgment is affirmed where the beneficiary of on estate was barred from disclaiming his interest in the estate’s assets and the […]

249 S.E.2d 177 SKAGGS RUDDER AND WILMA L. RUDDER v. WISE COUNTY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY 43738 Record No. 770582.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 22, 1978 Present: All the Justices. Landowners fail to bear burden to show by clear and convincing evidence that finding of blight by Redevelopment and Housing Authority was arbitrary and unwarranted; […]

181 S.E.2d 648 OLVIN TAMLIN FERGUSON v. MYRTLE C. FERGUSON, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF OLVIN LEWIS FERGUSON, DECEASED, SUBSTITUTED DEFENDANT IN ERROR. OLVIN TAMLIN FERGUSON v. RONALD A. FERGUSON, AN INFANT, WHO SUES BY HIS MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND, MYRTLE FERGUSON. 42528 Record Nos. 7511 and 7512.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 14, 1971. Present, […]

124 S.E.2d 203 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT DOUGLAS COLE, AN INFANT, SUING BY HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND, RAYMOND COLE. 41318 Record No. 5357.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 5, 1962 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Action Against Company on Liability Policy — Policy Coverage Held Determinative Issue. (2) Automobiles — North […]

53 S.E.2d 137 CITY OF NORFOLK v. EDWARD L. OAST, FLOYD E. KELLAM AND J. JORDAN TEMPLE, JUDGES DESIGNATED AS THE COURT TO HEAR AND DETERMINE THE ANNEXATION PROCEEDING OF CITY OF SOUTH NORFOLK AGAINST NORFOLK COUNTY. 38857Supreme Court of Virginia. April 28, 1949 Upon a petition for a writ of prohibition, petition dismissed. Williams, […]