454 S.E.2d 923 EDWIN L. STOHLMAN, III, ET AL. v. S B LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. 50029 Record No. 940851Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 1995 Present: All the Justices Since the evidence in this case was sufficient to support an award of damages for breach of contract, the trial court judgment is affirmed. Contracts […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
FOX v. BACH, 156 Va. 609 (1931)
158 S.E. 860 WILLIE EDNA FOX AND WALLACE DESMOND FOX v. M. E. BACH AND MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY 36215Supreme Court of Virginia. June 18, 1931 Present, Campbell, Holt, Epes, Hudgins and Gregory, JJ. 1. WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION ACT — Causal Connection between Blow and Death — Case at Bar. — The instant case was an appeal […]
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE v. KING, 217 Va. 751 (1977)
232 S.E.2d 895 COMPTROLLER OF VIRGINIA, Ex Rel. VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE v. EDWIN H. KING, ET AL., ETC. 43492 Record No. 760138.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1977 Present, All the Justices. (1) Statute of Limitations — Improvements to Real Property. (2) Architectural Services — Statute of Limitations. (3) Architect’s Design — When Statute of […]
BLUE RIDGE ANESTHESIA v. GIDICK, 239 Va. 369 (1990)
389 S.E.2d 467 BLUE RIDGE ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE, INC. v. ROBERT J. GIDICK, ET AL. 46243 Record No. 890531Supreme Court of Virginia. March 2, 1990 Present: All the Justices The non-competition clause in employment contracts was not such a restriction that it offends public policy and the trial court erred in finding that the […]
INGRAM v. INGRAM, 171 Va. 399 (1938)
199 S.E. 515 BESSIE C. INGRAM v. ARTHUR A. INGRAM Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 1967 November 21, 1938 Present, All the Justices 1. DIVORCE — Adultery — Evidence — Uncorroborated Testimony of Paramour. — While there seems to be no conclusive reason why adultery may not be proved by the uncorroborated testimony […]
SIMMONS v. COMMONWEALTH, 252 Va. 118 (1996)
475 S.E.2d 806 JOSEPH M. SIMMONS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Record No. 951916Supreme Court of Virginia. September 13, 1996 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Hassell, and Keenan, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice, and Cochran, Retired Justice The trial court did not err in holding that neither res judicata nor collateral estoppel bars a court from […]
LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH, 184 Va. 69 (1945)
34 S.E.2d 389 BARBARA LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 38339 Record No. 2966.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 6, 1945. Present, All the Justices. 1. DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Not a Common Law Crime. — Disorderly conduct is not a common law crime. 2. DISORDERLY CONDUCT — Not a Common Law Crime — Necessity for Ordinance or […]
VOTSIS v. WARD’S COFFEE SHOP, 217 Va. 652 (1977)
231 S.E.2d 236 KATHERINE K. VOTSIS v. WARD’S COFFEE SHOP, INCORPORATED, AND BUD’S SUPER MARKET, INC. 43474 Record No. 751460.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 14, 1977 Present, Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman, Poff and Compton, JJ. (1) Pleading and Practice — Demurrer. (2) Cities — Sidewalks — Non-delegable Duty. (3) Sidewalks — Abutting Property Owner. 1. […]
MURCHISON v. WALLACE, 156 Va. 728 (1931)
159 S.E. 106 MURCHISON, ET AL. v. WALLACE, ET ALS. 36227Supreme Court of Virginia. June 18, 1931 Present, Prentis, C.J., and Holt, Hudgins, Gregory and Browning, JJ. 1. WILLS — Words and Phrases — Devisees — Heirs — Distributees — Legatees — Devise — Case at Bar. — Ordinarily, heirs and devisees take real property […]
SWINEY v. OVERBY, 237 Va. 231 (1989)
377 S.E.2d 372 NORA F. SWINEY, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC. v. ANDREW OVERBY 45900 Record No. 870188Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 1989 Present: All the Justices Admission of experts’ opinions on stopping distances was error since the actual condition of a truck’s brakes was not in evidence, and where missing variables exist, experts’ opinions are inadmissible […]
COMMONWEALTH v. CREGOR, 48 Va. 591 (1850)
COMMONWEALTH v. CREGOR. Supreme Court of Virginia. June Term, 1850. JUDGES PRESENT. Smith, Field, Leigh, Lomax, Thompson. 1. The act 1 Rev. Code, ch. 141, § 6, p. 555, which makes the oath of two credible witnesses necessary to a conviction in a case of adultery and fornication, is repealed by ch. 27, § 2, […]
COLLINS v. PULASKI COUNTY, 201 Va. 319 (1959)
110 S.E.2d 395 FANNIE LOU HARMAN COLLINS, ET AL. v. PULASKI COUNTY, ET AL. 41034 Record No. 5074.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 12, 1959 Present, All the Justices. From the Circuit Court of Pulaski county. Hon. Jack M. Matthews, judge presiding. Judgment reversed and remanded. Eminent Domain — Commissioner’s Bias Presumed on Facts — Award […]
MARTIN v. COMMONWEALTH, 217 Va. 847 (1977)
234 S.E.2d 62 JOHN MARTIN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 43505 Record No. 760845.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 22, 1977 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Procedure — Exclusion of Witnesses. (2) Criminal Procedure — Instructions — Degrees of Attempted Murder. 1. Under amended statute, upon motion of defendant, trial court shall exclude every witness during […]
NORFOLK v. KEY, 192 Va. 694 (1951)
66 S.E.2d 479 CITY OF NORFOLK v. JOHN W. KEY. 39149 Record No. 3800.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 5, 1951 Present, Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ. (1) Statutes — Construction — Liberal Construction — Disability Insurance to Employees in Public Service. (2) Municipal Corporations — Pensions and Relief Funds for Employees — […]
MORVA v. COMMONWEALTH, 278 Va. 329 (2009)
683 S.E.2d 553 WILLIAM CHARLES MORVA v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record Nos. 090186 and 090187.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 18, 2009. Present: All the Justices. Defendant, who was incarcerated on other charges, claimed a need for medical attention. While being taken for treatment he physically assaulted the officer transporting him, grabbed the officer’s gun, and […]
JOHNSON v. TOWN OF DAMASCUS, 205 Va. 893 (1965)
140 S.E.2d 638 ROSS OAKLEY JOHNSON v. TOWN OF DAMASCUS. 41630 Record No. 5890.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 8, 1965 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Appeal and Error — Designation of Material to Be Printed — Requirement Explained. (2) Drunk Driving — Conviction Supported by the Evidence. (3) […]
McCUTCHAN v. HEIZER, 217 Va. 938 (1977)
234 S.E.2d 275 FRANK McCUTCHAN, JR., INDIVIDUALLY v. A. CAMPBELL HEIZER,[1] ET AL., EXECUTORS, ETC., ET AL. 43522 Record No. 760470.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 22, 1977 [1] Other than in the bill, and other court papers, this name is spelled “Hizer”. Present, All the Justices. Wills — Holograph — Animus Testandi. Decedent had valid […]
RUSSELL v. KELLY, 180 Va. 304 (1942)
23 S.E.2d 124 PHYLLIS LELIA RUSSELL v. SURRY W. KELLY, ET AL. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2573. December 7, 1942. Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Browning and Eggleston, JJ. 1. AUTOMOBILES — Instructions — Turning to Left in Emergency — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, an action […]
COMMONWEALTH v. NAT’L COUNCIL ON COMP INS., 238 Va. 513 (1989)
385 S.E.2d 568 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Ex. Rel., etc. v. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE, ET AL. 46098 Record No. 890111Supreme Court of Virginia. November 10, 1989 Present: Carrico, C J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Thomas,[*] and Whiting, JJ., and Cochran, Retired Justice. [*] Justice Thomas participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior […]
DAN RIVER MILLS v. DANVILLE, 194 Va. 654 (1953)
75 S.E.2d 72 DAN RIVER MILLS, INCORPORATED v. CITY OF DANVILLE, ETC., ET AL. 39343 Record No. 4049.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 9, 1953 Present, All the Justices. (1) Taxation — License Tax for Doing Business — City Ordinance Construed. (2) Statutes — Construction — Function of Proviso. 1. An ordinance of the City of […]