Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

443 S.E.2d 149 BETTY JEAN GRIFFETT, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY GRIFFETT, DECEASED v. MICHAEL J. RYAN, M.D., ET AL. 49263 Record No. 930613Supreme Court of Virginia. April 15, 1994 Present: All the Justices Since the trial court in a medical malpractice case erred in granting the defendants’ motion to set aside the jury […]

211 S.E.2d 246 JESSIE S. MAXIE v. JOHN DOE. 43137 Record No. 740105.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 20, 1975 Present, All the Justices. Automobiles — Speed — Jury Question — Uninsured Motorist. Plaintiff testified that her speed was within speed limit. Whether evidence of witness who testified that plaintiff was exceeding speed limit when she […]

97 S.E.2d 759 JUNE E. STORM v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ETC. 39867 Record No. 4644.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 26, 1957 Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Eggleston, Buchanan, Miller, Whittle and Snead, JJ. (1) Res Adjudicata — Rules Stated. (2) Res Adjudicata — Privity Defined. (3) Insurance — Automobile Liability Insurance — Injured Person’s Right […]

205 S.E.2d 396 LYNCHBURG COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., INC. v. WILLIAM HENRY REYNOLDS. 43053 Record No. 730363.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1974 Present, All the Justices. Negligence — Damages — Excessive. $3,000 verdict for nausea and vomiting resulting from drinking bottled drink in which there was foreign matter. Out-of-pocket loss was 59 cents for Pepto […]

213 S.E.2d 785 JAMES HENRY DAVIS, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 43205 Record No. 740492.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 28, 1975 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Procedure — Confession — Admissibility — Ineffective Counsel. (2) Criminal Procedure — Second Preliminary Hearing — Ineffective Counsel. (3) Criminal Procedure — Cross-Examination — Credibility of Witness. 1. […]

118 S.E.2d 672 THE DOMINION NATIONAL BANK, AS PROPONENT OF THE WILL OF J. T. NUTTY, DECEASED v. TUNIS N. JONES. 41188 Record No. 5196.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 6, 1961 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Whittle, Snead and I’Anson, JJ. (1) Wills — Probate — Situs of Assets for Purposes of Jurisdiction. (2) […]

462 S.E.2d 64 LEONARD SACKADORF, ET AL. v. JLM GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. 50441 Record No. 941561Supreme Court of Virginia. Decided: September 15, 1995 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Whiting,[1] Lacy, Hassell, and Keenan, JJ. [1] Justice Whiting participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his […]

699 S.E.2d 279 DONNA L. BLANTON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 091878.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 16, 2010. Present: Hassell, C.J., Koontz, Kinser, Goodwyn, and Millette, JJ., and Carrico and Lacy, S.JJ. During the trial of charges against defendant for the murder of her husband and felonious use of a firearm, the defense closing […]

491 S.E.2d 725 DAVID K. SLOAN ET AL. v. MILTON F. JOHNSON ET AL. Record No. 962264Supreme Court of Virginia. September 12, 1997 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson,[1] Hassell, Keenan, and Koontz, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice [1] Justice Stephenson participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of […]

387 S.E.2d 725 FRANK R. GIANNOTTI, ET AL. v. ALEXANDER HAMWAY, ET AL. 46198 Record No. 880555Supreme Court of Virginia. January 1, 1990 Present: Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting and Lacy, JJ., Poff, Senior Justice, and Gordon, Retired Justice The trial court’s decision to order liquidation of a functioning close corporation at the instance of minority […]

38 S.E.2d 320 JEANETTE S. HENEBRY v. LEO F. HENEBRY. 38466 Record No. 3047.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1946. Present, All the Justices. 1. ALIMONY — Contract to Pay Wife Sum in Lieu of Alimony — Effect on Petition to Increase Alimony — Case at Bar. — The instant case originated in a proceeding […]

37 S.E.2d 70 GEORGE STONE v. GEORGE W. HELME COMPANY AND AMERICAN MUTUAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY. 38431 Record No. 3058.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1946. Present, All the Justices. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION — Appeal — Weight of Decision of Commission. — Where conflicts in evidence have been resolved by the hearing commissioner and the […]

337 S.E.2d 264 JERRY WAYNE HOPKINS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA JERRY WAYNE HOPKINS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 44870 Record No. 840660 Record No. 840745Supreme Court of Virginia. November 27, 1985 Present: All the Justices A murder conviction appealed on the limited question of whether the trial court erred in admitting certain evidence identifying the murder […]

247 S.E.2d 698 WILLIAM P. RYAN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 43722 Record No. 771589.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 6, 1978 Present: All the Justices. Evidence supports finding by jury of oral penetration in sodomy conviction under Code Sec. 18.2-361; judicial notice proper of accuracy of time and tide chart showing sunrise on day preceding crime: […]

568 S.E.2d 671 WELLMORE COAL CORPORATION v. HARMAN MINING CORPORATION, ET AL. Record No. 011755.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 13, 2002. Present: All the Justices. A lengthy jury trial involving a coal supply contract resulted in a $6 million verdict. When the attorneys could not agree upon the terms of the final order, the trial […]

95 S.E.2d 221 LONG’S BAGGAGE TRANSFER COMPANY, INCORPORATED v. NANNIE MOORE. 39807 Record No. 4583.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 26, 1956 Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller and Whittle, JJ. Carriers — Negligence — Selection of Route By Cab Driver Not Proximate Cause of Accident. Plaintiff was injured when the cab of […]

435 S.E.2d 382 CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY, ET AL. 48833 Record No. 921204Supreme Court of Virginia. September 17, 1993 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred in entering a summary judgment declaring that the city was required to secure the counties’ consent to its use of part […]

28 S.E.2d 705 W. W. SPRUILL v. JOHN C. SHIRLEY. 38163 Record No. 2724.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 24, 1944. Present, Campbell, C. J, and Hudgins, Gregory, Browning, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Damages for Breach of Performance — Where Vendor Acts in Good Faith. — Where the vendor contracts to […]