Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

205 S.E.2d 635 C. LYNCH CHRISTIAN, JR. v. JAMES L. BULLOCK, ET AL. 43073 Record No. 730553.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1974 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Carrico, Harrison, Cochran and Poff, JJ. (1) Rules of Court — Costs. (2) Conflict of Laws — Contracts — Place of Execution. (3) Contracts — Construction — Written […]

145 S.E.2d 222 IRENE COLE CRIDER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 41759 Record No. 6064.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 29, 1965 Present, All the Justices. (1) Misappropriation of Public Funds — Commonwealth’s Evidence Held to Make Case for Jury. (2) Misappropriation of Public Funds — Evidence Properly Admitted. (3) Misappropriation of Public Funds — Criminal Intent […]

75 S.E.2d 66 THE CITY OF NORFOLK v. THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK. 39352 Record No. 4055.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 9, 1953 Present, All the Justices. (1) Annexation — City’s Motions to Dismiss Proceeding and for Non-Suit Erroneously Denied. (2) Dismissal and Non-suit — Plaintiff’s Rights. (3) Annexation — City’s Right to Dismiss Prior to […]

672 S.E.2d 837 JON LURIA, ET AL. v. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WESTBRIAR CONDOMINIUM UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION. Record No. 080515.Supreme Court of Virginia. February 27, 2009. Present: Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, Goodwyn, and Millette, JJ., and Carrico, S.J. A real estate developer constructed a four-building, 224-unit condominium complex, using a corporation and two limited liability […]

196 S.E.2d 920 RENA P. WILSON v. VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK. 42905 Record No. 8140.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 11, 1973 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Carrico, Cochran and Poff, JJ. Creditor’s Rights — Homestead Exemption — Timely Filing. Homestead deed may be filed at any time before a court orders the payment of money by the […]

267 S.E.2d 164 JOHN THORPE RICHARDS, ANCILLARY ADMR., ETC., ET AL. v. ROBERT M. MUSSELLMAN, EXECUTOR, ETC., ET AL. 43987 Record No. 780954.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 6, 1980 Present: All the Justices. Clean hands doctrine does not bar relief in suit for contribution an a guaranty agreement where application of doctrine would create inequitable […]

174 S.E.2d 779 ALVIN JUNIOR CHITTUM v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42353 Record Nos. 7196, 7197 and 7198.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 15, 1970 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Law — Abduction — Sufficiency of Evidence. (2) Attempted Rape — Elements — Sufficiency of Evidence. (3) Attempted Rape — Instruction on Lesser Offense. (4) Criminal […]

27 S.E.2d 925 SEVEN-UP BOTTLING COMPANY, INC. v. STELLA GRETES. 38142 Record No. 2720.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 6, 1943. Present, Campbell, C. J., and Hudgins, Gregory, Browning, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. NEGLIGENCE — Res Ipsa Loquitur — Basis of Doctrine. — The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur rests upon the assumption that the […]

72 S.E.2d 631 WALTER N. MAGUIRE AND GUY PARKHURST ESTES, ET ALS. v. FRANK STONE LOYD AND J. EASLEY EDMUNDS, JR., EXEC’s, ETC. 39297 Record No. 3841.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 13, 1952 Present, All the Justices. Appeal from a decree of the Corporation Court of the city of Lynchburg. Hon. S. Duval Martin, judge […]

250 S.E.2d 345 JAMES J. REESE v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 43751 Record No. 780511.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 1979 Present: All the Justices. Evidence sufficient to sustain conviction of grand larceny when circumstantial evidence is strong even though identity of stolen property not established by positive evidence. (1) Evidence — Grand Larceny — No […]

677 S.E.2d 288 VIRGIL MONGOLD, CO-EXECUTOR AND BENEFICIARY OF THE ESTATE OF NINA M. DOVE, DECEASED, ET AL. v. TERRY V. WOODS Record No. 081827.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 4, 2009. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Goodwyn, and Millette, JJ., and Russell, S.J. A landowner and his wife, desiring to raise chickens on his […]

458 S.E.2d 282 E. TYREE CHAPPELL v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY 50422 Record No. 941106Supreme Court of Virginia. Decided: June 9, 1995 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Whiting, Lacy, and Keenan, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice In this appeal from a judgment confirming the report of a panel of commissioners in a proceeding to […]

68 S.E.2d 82 SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITALS, INC., ET ALS. v. JAMES C. LIPPS[1] . 39187 Record No. 3817.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 3, 1951 [1] Rehearing granted March 10, 1959. Present, All the Justices. (1) Appeal and Error — Decisions Reviewable — Finality of Decision — Interlocutory Decrees. (2) Appeal and Error — Notice of […]

514 S.E.2d 345 ROBERT L. SANSOM v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MADISON COUNTY Record No. 981492Supreme Court of Virginia. April 16, 1999 Present: All the Justices Pursuant to a county subdivision ordinance, the circuit court determined that a substantial surface drainage course is located in the area of the landowner’s application and upheld the county’s […]

141 S.E.2d 716 GRACE T. HUMMER, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC. v. GEORGE H. ENGEMAN. 41697 Record No. 5932.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 26, 1965 Present, Eggleston, C. J., and Buchanan, Snead, I’Anson, Carrico and Gordon, JJ. (1) Real Estate Brokers — Exclusive Listing Held Without Consideration and Revocable. (2) Real Estate Brokers — Offer Not in Accord […]

23 S.E.2d 139 ROY TAYLOR v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2600. December 7, 1941. Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Gregory, Browning, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. RULES OF COURT — Rule 14, 1-(c) of the Supreme Court of Appeals — Sufficiency of Compliance — Case at Bar. — In […]

113 S.E.2d 855 ENLOW SON, INCORPORATED, LEWIS K. KESSER AND R. A. EMANUELSON v. L. HAROLD HIGGERSON AND IVAN HIGGERSON, PARTNERS TRADING AS HIGGERSON BROTHERS. 41101 Record No. 5069.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 25, 1960 Present, All the Justices. (1) Contracts — Illegality — Illegality at Inception Not Curable. (2) Contracts — Illegality — Contract […]

529 S.E.2d 792 KARSENE PADEN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 991920.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 21, 2000. Present: Carrico, C.J., Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, Koontz, and Kinser, JJ., and Stephenson, Senior Justice. Defendant was charged with the robbery of a motion picture theater. At trial he objected to entry into evidence of testimony by a […]

106 S.E.2d 608 EDWARD SWINDALL, ADM’R, ETC. v. TIVIS FULLER, ET AL. 40046 Record No. 4868.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 26, 1959 Present, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Whittle, Snead and I’Anson, JJ. (1) Appeal and Error — Plaintiff’s Evidence Struck — How Considered on Appeal (2) Automobiles — Pedestrian Injury — Decedent Not Guilty of Contributory […]