Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

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, […]

310 S.E.2d 666 VIRGINIA P. HOGAN v. ROBERT JACKSON CARTER AND WILLIAM FRANZ GRINSTEAD WILLIAM FRANZ GRINSTEAD v. ROBERT JACKSON CARTER AND VIRGINIA P. HOGAN ROBERT JACKSON CARTER v. VIRGINIA P. HOGAN AND WILLIAM FRANZ GRINSTEAD 44559 Record No. 810041. Record No. 810065. Record No. 810090.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 2, 1983. Present: All the […]

193 S.E.2d 655 JOHNSON SERVICE COMPANY v. GLAUBKE CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., AND FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND. 42820 Record No. 8014.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 15, 1973 Present, Snead, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman and Poff, JJ. Construction Contract — Statutory Construction — Effective Date — Statute of Limitations. Provisions of amended statute of […]

391 S.E.2d 304 BRADLEES TIDEWATER, INC., ET AL. v. WALNUT HILL INVESTMENT, INC. 46255 Record No. 890867Supreme Court of Virginia. April 20, 1990 Present: All the Justices Under the plain language of the lease to a retail store, an assignee or sublessee was required to play the role of “anchor tenant” only during the first […]

90 S.E.2d 178 ETHEL COCHRAN, EXECUTRIX OF THE WILL OF ROSE WRIGHT, DECEASED v. EVERETT BISE. EVERETT BISE v. GLYN R. PHILLIPS, ADMINISTRATOR, D. B. N. OF THE ESTATE OF R. L. WRIGHT, DECEASED. 39794 Record Nos. 4432, 4436.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 28, 1955. Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and […]

329 S.E.2d 815 SYVASKY LAFAYETTE POYNER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA SYVASKY LAFAYETTE POYNER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA SYVASKY LAFAYETTE POYNER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 44807 Record Nos. 841434 and 841435 Record Nos. 841539 and 841540 Record No. 841589Supreme Court of Virginia. at Richmond Decided April 26, 1985 Present: All the Justices Five murder convictions, each […]

193 S.E.2d 689 M. H. KAPLAN AND BERNARD GLASSER v. ROBERT D. RUFFIN, TRUSTEE, AND RICHARD W. RUFFIN. 42835 Record No. 7975.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 15, 1973 Present, All the Justices. Real Property — Foreclosure — Second Trust — Payment of First Trust. Where terms are fully disclosed at sale, trustee under second trust […]

699 S.E.2d 237 JOSHUA WAYNE ANDREWS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record Nos. 100374 and 100375.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 16, 2010. Present: Hassell, C.J., Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, Goodwyn, and Mims, JJ., and Lacy, S.J. Defendant shot and killed two people, and injured a third, during a robbery undertaken to obtain drugs and money. He was […]

125 S.E.2d 812 COUNTY OF HANOVER v. TRUSTEES OF RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE. 41364 Record No. 5411.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 11, 1962 Present, All the Justices. (1) Taxation — Property Exempted Under Section 183 of Constitution — Liberal Construction Followed. (2) Taxation — Exemptions — Lots Bought by College for Sale to Faculty Held Exempt. (3) […]

57 S.E.2d 33 CALVIN J. YOUNG v. H. M. SCHRINER. 38940 Record No. 3540.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 16, 1950 Present, All the Justices. (1) Parol Evidence — Consideration — Assignment of Contract to Purchase Land — Admissible to Show Full Consideration. (2) Parol Evidence — Contracts — Admissibility in General. (3) Parol Evidence — […]

97 S.E.2d 661 CITY OF WINCHESTER, ETC. ET AL, ETC. v. JOHN D. GLOVER. 39859 Record No. 4646.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 26, 1957 Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Eggleston, Buchanan, Miller, Whittle and Snead, JJ. (1) Equal Protection of Laws — Operation of Filling Station — Not Inherently Dangerous Business. (2) Municipal Corporations — Council […]

506 S.E.2d 540 KENNETH R. ASH, SR. AND JOYCE A. ASH v. ALL STAR LAWN AND PEST CONTROL, INC. Record No. 972711Supreme Court of Virginia. November 6, 1998 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred m ruling that purchasers of real property could not recover for breach of contract against an inspection company for […]

389 S.E.2d 304 EAGLES COURT CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, ET AL. v. HEATILATOR, INC, ET AL. 46236 Record No. 890052Supreme Court of Virginia. March 2, 1990 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred in holding that the plaintiffs’ claims against the manufacturer and supplier of defective fireplace system parts were time-barred without first making […]