Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

41 S.E.2d 456 SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. W. L. THOMPSON. 38562 Record No. 3153.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 1947 Present, Holt, C. J., and Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston, Spratley and Buchanan, JJ. 1. CROSSINGS — Warning Devices — Absence Does Not Relieve Traveler of Care. — The absence of warning by devices at a crossing […]

114 S.E.2d 622 HAYES RICHLANDS METAL PRODUCTS, INC., ET AL. v. J. E. HONAKER. 41118 Record No. 5084.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 13, 1960 Present, All the Justices. Automobiles — Plaintiff Held Contributorily Negligent as Matter of Law. Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $6,000 for injuries received when his vehicle collided with a truck of […]

81 S.E.2d 605 THELMA CHRISTINE WILSON v. EDWIN L. WILSON. 39483 Record No. 4216.Supreme Court of Virginia. May 3, 1954 Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Eggleston, Spratley, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ. (1) Husband and Wife — Separate Maintenance — Wife Entitled to Select Home. (2) Husband and Wife — Allowances to Wife — Appointment of […]

330 S.E.2d 84 MARY BROWN, ET AL. v. WILLIAM L. LUKHARD, ETC., ET AL. 44797 Record No. 821058Supreme Court of Virginia. at Richmond Decided April 26, 1985 Present: All the Justices A policy change by the State Board of Welfare, denying benefits to recipients of Aid to Dependent Children for students between the ages of […]

163 S.E.2d 601 GEORGE KENT FOSTER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42132 Record No. 6686.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 14, 1968 Present, All the Justices. Criminal Law — Larceny — Sufficiency of Evidence. Evidence showed property missing from storeroom of defendant’s employer at a time when defendant, and others, had access to storeroom; that portions of […]

639 S.E.2d 214 PATRICIA CROCKER v. RIVERSIDE BRICK SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. Record No. 060469.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 2007. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Stephenson, S.J. Plaintiff, a truck driver employed by a shipping company, delivered pallets of stone that the defendant masonry supply company had purchased from […]

237 S.E.2d 794 BUNION BARKSDALE v. H.O. ENGEN, INC. ET AL. 43585 Record No. 761491.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 7, 1977 Present: All the Justices. Claim filed under Workmen’s Compensation Act more than one year after injury barred although time for filing increased to two years after injury occurred. (1) Workmen’s Compensation — Claim — […]

457 S.E.2d 86 KEITH EDWARD ANGSTADT, ET AL. v. ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 50048 Record No. 941119Supreme Court of Virginia. Decided April 21, 1995 Present: All the Justices Because the doctrine of collateral estoppel is inapplicable to the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the plaintiff insurance company; […]

207 S.E.2d 841 GULF RESTON, INC. v. MRS. CHARLES J. ROGERS, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES J. ROGERS, DECEASED. 43087 Record No. 730772.Supreme Court of Virginia. August 28, 1974 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Carrico, Harrison, Harman and Poff, JJ. Landlord and Tenant — Negligence — Criminal Acts of Another — Foreseeability. While tenant was […]

385 S.E.2d 572 RICHARD DAUGHERTY v. WILLIAM H. DIMENT, ET AL. 46099 Record No. 871150Supreme Court of Virginia. November 10, 1989 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Thomas,[*] Whiting, and Lacy, JJ. [*] Justice Thomas participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his resignation, November 1, 1989. […]

4 S.E.2d 369 SALLIE MCCLINTOCK, ET AL. v. J. POWELL ROYALL, ET AL. 37560 Record No. 2098Supreme Court of Virginia. September 13, 1939 Present, All the Justices 1. FRAUDULENT AND VOLUNTARY CONVEYANCES — Conveyance to Trustee for Wife — Evidence Showing that Wife’s Aunt and Not Husband Created Trust — Case at Bar. — The […]

107 S.E.2d 402 JAMES A. RUETT v. PAGE FRANKLIN NOTTINGHAM, JR., AN INFANT WHO SUES BY PAGE FRANKLIN NOTTINGHAM, SR., HIS FATHER AND NEXT FRIEND. 40066 Record No. 4899.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 16, 1959 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Gross Negligence — Must Be Proved By Infant Passenger. (2) Automobiles — Gross […]

89 S.E.2d 344 WILLIE ALFONSO DIXON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 39779 Record No. 4413.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 10, 1955 Present, All the Justices. Burglary — Intent to Commit Felony — Conviction Set Aside for Failure to Prove. Defendant was convicted under Code Sec. 1950, section 18-160 of statutory burglary for entering a storehouse at […]

170 S.E.2d 779 ERNEST THOMAS JONES v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. ALVIN HALL v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42267 Record Nos. 7191 and 7213.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 1, 1969. Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Law — Sufficiency of Evidence — Presence at Scene. (2) Constitutional Law Point Not Reached. 1. Commonwealth’s evidence merely establishes that […]

406 S.E.2d 28 GREATER RICHMOND TRANSIT COMPANY. ET AL. v. CLEMENTINE M. WILKERSON 47210 Record No. 901183Supreme Court of Virginia. June 7, 1991 Present: All the Justices Since it was error for the trial court to permit a witness to project the plaintiff’s wage loss and lessening of earning capacity based on the method and […]

106 S.E.2d 620 WESLEY JAMES WEAVER v. BENEFICIAL FINANCE COMPANY, INCORPORATED, ET AL. 40045 Record No. 4881.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 26, 1959 Present, All the Justices. Libel and Slander — Letter Held Not Libelous Per Se. Plaintiff Weaver, employed as a mechanic by the Navy, sued the defendants because of the republication of an […]

519 S.E.2d 808 DENNIS MITCHELL ORBE v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record Nos. 990363 990364.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 17, 1999. Present: All the Justices. In a capital murder case in which the defendant murdered a gas station attendant during commission of a robbery, the circuit court imposed the death sentence. After considering each of defendant’s […]