259 S.E.2d 824 GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION 43880 Record No. 790189.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 21, 1979 Present: All the Justices. Use by Corporation Commission of parent company’s consolidated capital structure to fix rates for a telephone company subsidiary sustained; “end result” test applied. (1) Public Service Companies — […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
FAISON v. UNION CAMP, 224 Va. 54 (1982)
294 S.E.2d 821 VIRGINIA E. FAISON, ET. AL. v. UNION CAMP CORPORATION, ET. AL. 44355 Record No. 800601.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 9, 1982 Present: All the Justices. A ten acre disputed tract (Broomfield) was not included in a conveyance of 480.7 acres in a deed in 1962 to complainant’s source of title; Deed construction […]
BAKER, ADM’R v. RICHARDSON, 201 Va. 834 (1960)
114 S.E.2d 599 LINWOOD BAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. v. EDWARD A. RICHARDSON. 41108 Record No. 5081.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 13, 1960 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Children — Conduct Not Measured by Adult Standards. (2) — (5) Instructions — Not Error to Refuse Instructions Not Based on the Evidence. 1. While a large […]
HOFFECKER v. HOFFECKER, 200 Va. 119 (1958)
104 S.E.2d 771 CHARLES ROWLAND HOFFECKER v. ERMA DEBNAM HOFFECKER. 39994 Record No. 4812.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 10, 1958 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Whittle and Snead, JJ. (1) Divorce — Weight to be Given Commissioner’s Findings. (2) Divorce — Cruelty — Alcoholism With Other Misconduct May Constitute. 1. On appeal from […]
RIVERSIDE OWNER L.L.C. v. CITY OF RICHMOND, 282 Va. 62 (2011)
711 S.E.2d 533 RIVERSIDE OWNER, L.L.C., ET AL. v. CITY OF RICHMOND. CITY OF RICHMOND v. RIVERSIDE OWNER, L.L.C., ET AL. Record Nos. 100347, 100703.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 9, 2011. Present: Kinser, C.J., Lemons, Goodwyn, Millette and Minis, JJ., and Russell and Koontz, S.JJ. Page 63 A city’s program for tax abatement for rehabilitated […]
CHARTERED BUS SER. v. DOMINION COACH CO., 232 Va. 357 (1986)
350 S.E.2d 625 CHARTERED BUS SERVICE, INC., ET AL. v. DOMINION COACH COMPANY, ET AL. CHARTERED BUS SERVICE, INC., ET AL. v. BRISTOL-JENKINS BUS LINE, INC., ET AL. 45196 Record No. 560196 Record No. 860477Supreme Court of Virginia. November 26. 1986 Present: All the Justices State Corporation Commission orders allowing the transfer of special or […]
PFEIFER v. KRAUSS CONSTRUCTION CO., 262 Va. 262 (2001)
546 S.E.2d 717 BRUCE RAY PFEIFER v. KRAUSS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF VIRGINIA, INC. Record No. 001615.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 8, 2001. Present: Carrico, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, and Lemons, JJ., and Whiting, S.J. A limited liability company was the owner of a project to create a condominium complex. It had no employees, and […]
DOGWOOD VALLEY CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. WINKELMAN, 267 Va. 7 (2004)
590 S.E.2d 358 DOGWOOD VALLEY CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. WILLIAM A. WINKELMAN. Record No. 031053.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 16, 2004. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Stephenson, S.J. Plaintiff’s two lots in a subdivision were sold for nonpayment of assessments imposed by the defendant community association. His […]
ENVIROTECH CORP. v. HALCO ENGINEERING, 234 Va. 583 (1988)
364 S.E.2d 215 ENVIROTECH CORPORATION v. HALCO ENGINEERING, INC. HALCO ENGINEERING, INC. v. ENVIROTECH CORPORATION 45517 Record No. 841342 Record No. 841325Supreme Court of Virginia. January 15, 1988 Present: Carrico, C.J., Poff, Compton, Stephenson, Thomas, and Whiting, JJ., and Cochran, Retired Justice Since damage exclusion clauses in a contract for procurement and installation of mechanical […]
SPENCE v. AMERICAN OIL CO., 171 Va. 62 (1938)
197 S.E. 468 H. L. SPENCE v. AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of Virginia. Wytheville June 8, 1938[*] [*] Rehearing refused September 9, 1938. Present, Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Browning and Eggleston, JJ. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Verdict — Effect of Verdict on Conflicting Evidence. — On appeal, the facts of the […]
TEED v. POWELL, 236 Va. 36 (1988)
372 S.E.2d 131 ELEANOR P. TEED, ETC., ET AL. v. MALCOLM H. POWELL, ETC., ET AL. 45745 Record No. 860006Supreme Court of Virginia. September 23, 1988 Present: All the Justices The Chancellor’s rulings sustaining three exceptions to a commissioner’s report made in aid of settlement of an estate were erroneous. The Chancellor’s final decree is […]
ALLEN ROCKS, INC. v. DOWELL, 252 Va. 439 (1996)
477 S.E.2d 741 ALLEN ROCKS, INC., ET AL. v. JAMES F. DOWELL Record No. 952208Supreme Court of Virginia. November 1, 1996 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton. Stephenson, Hassell, Keenan, and Koontz, JJ., and Whiting, Senior Justice Given the plain language of Code § 8.01-45, the insulting words statute, an action may not be maintained absent proof […]
TOWN OF STEPHENS CITY v. ZEA, 204 Va. 88 (1963)
129 S.E.2d 14 TOWN OF STEPHENS CITY v. D. M. ZEA, ET AL. 204013 Record No. 5513.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 14, 1963 Present, All the Justices. (1) Municipal Corporations — Fixing of Boundaries Legislative Function — Boundaries Determined. (2) Municipal Corporations — Boundary Not Altered by Later Statute. (3) Municipal Corporations — Official Map […]
TAUBER v. COMMONWEALTH, 263 Va. 520 (2002)
562 S.E.2d 118 LASZLO N. TAUBER, ET AL. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, EX REL. JERRY W. KILGORE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, ET AL. Record No. 011150.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 19, 2002. Beginning in the early 1960s, a joint venture involving the defendant doctor and others acquired real estate and was involved in the creation […]
JACKSON v. WARDEN, 271 Va. 434 (2006)
627 S.E.2d 776 Jerry Terrell Jackson, Petitioner, v. Warden of the Sussex I State Prison, Respondent. Record No. 042751.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 24, 2006. Upon a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Upon consideration of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed January 4, 2005, the respondent’s motion to dismiss, and […]
STINE v. COMMONWEALTH, 162 Va. 856 (1934)
174 S.E. 758 GEORGE O. STINE v. COMMONWEALTH 36761Supreme Court of Virginia. June 14, 1934 Present, All the Justices 1. ARSON — Presumptions and Burden of Proof — Presumption that Fire Was Caused by Accident. — Where a building is burned, the presumption is that the fire was caused by an accident, rather than by […]
SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH, 168 Va. 703 (1937)
190 S.E. 91 ROSA SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 37252Supreme Court of Virginia. March 11, 1937 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. HOMICIDE — Sufficiency of Evidence — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a prosecution for homicide, deceased was killed with a shotgun at about six […]
USAA INS. CO. v. YACONIELLO, 226 Va. 423 (1983)
309 S.E.2d 324 USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. GERARD YACONIELLO 44566 Record No. 810830.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 2, 1983 Present: Carrico, C.J., Cochran, Poff, Compton, Stephenson, and Russell, JJ., and Gordon, Retired Justice. Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage construed pursuant to Code Sections 38.1-380.1 and -343 to extend to motor vehicles and thus to […]
HURST v. WILLIAMS, 157 Va. 124 (1931)
160 S.E. 24 J. C. HURST AND B. M. HURST v. J. M. WILLIAMS 36269Supreme Court of Virginia. September 17, 1931 Present, Prentis, C.J., and Campbell, Holt, Epes, Hudgins and Gregory, JJ. 1. COVENANTS — Breach of Covenant — Remedy at Law or in Equity. — A bill in equity alleged a breach of the […]
MINTON v. BANK, 206 Va. 589 (1965)
145 S.E.2d 139 MABEL G. MINTON v. FIRST NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF VIRGINIA, EXECUTOR, ETC. 41761 Record No. 6058.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 29, 1965 Present, All the Justices. (1) Divorce — Suit for Alimony Payments — Lack of In Personam Jurisdiction Apparent on Record. (2) Divorce — Extrinsic Evidence Incompetent to Impeach Record. (3) […]