505 S.E.2d 202 MARK A. CLAYCOMB v. DONALD GLENN DIDAWICK Record No. 972102Supreme Court of Virginia. September 18, 1998 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred in striking the plaintiff’s evidence and entering summary judgment in favor of the defendant on the ground that the evidence showed, as a matter of law, that the […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
FLETCHER, ADM’R v. HORN, 197 Va. 317 (1955)
89 S.E.2d 89 ISHMAEL FLETCHER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES EDWARD BURCHETT, DECEASED v. GEORGE W. HORN AND ERNEST THOMPSON. 39772 Record No. 4401.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 14, 1955 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Wrongful Death — Negligence Not Proved by Testimony as to Speed. (2) Automobiles — Driving on Wrong […]
SANTMIER v. COMMONWEALTH, 217 Va. 318 (1976)
228 S.E.2d 681 PHILLIP MARSHALL SANTMIER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 43421 Record No. 760106.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 8, 1976 Present, I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman and Poff, JJ. (1) Drugs — Credibility — Prior Conviction. (2) Criminal Procedure — Instruction — Incomplete Statement of the Law. 1. By stating on direct examination “I […]
WHITE v. SCHWARTZ, 196 Va. 316 (1954)
83 S.E.2d 376 E. T. WHITE, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NORFOLK COUNTY v. SAM SCHWARTZ, ET AL. 39525 Record No. 4249.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 8, 1954 Present, Hudgins, C.J and Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ. (1) Taxation — Deeds of Trust Supplemental to Loan Agreement — Exempt from Recordation Tax. […]
VA. PHYSICAL THERAPY v. VA. BD. OF MED., 245 Va. 125 (1993)
427 S.E.2d 183 VIRGINIA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, ET AL. v. VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE 48418 Record No. 920097Supreme Court of Virginia. February 26, 1993 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Whiting, Lacy, and Hassell, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice The Court of Appeals did not err in holding that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction […]
UNITED DENTISTS v. COMMONWEALTH, 162 Va. 347 (1934)
173 S.E. 508 UNITED DENTISTS, INCORPORATED v. COMMONWEALTH 36718Supreme Court of Virginia. March 22, 1934 Present, All the Justices 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Writ of Error Improvidently Awarded — Moot Question — Case at Bar. — In the instant case there was a motion to dismiss the writ of error, on the ground that […]
ROANOKE HOSPITAL v. DOYLE AND RUSSELL, 215 Va. 796 (1975)
214 S.E.2d 155 ROANOKE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION v. DOYLE AND RUSSELL, INC., ET AL. 43202 Record No. 740212.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 28, 1975 Present, Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman, Poff and Compton, JJ. (1) Contracts — Damages — Direct — Consequential — Contemplation of Parties. (2) Damages — Construction Delay — Added Interest — Revenue Lost. […]
COLLEY v. COLLEY, 204 Va. 225 (1963)
129 S.E.2d 630 CATHERINE ANN COLLEY v. DAVID LEONARD COLLEY. 204031 Record No. 5533.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1963 Present, All the Justices. (1) and (2) Divorce — Venue — Place of Last Cohabitation Defined. 1. The provision of Code 1950, section 20-98 that a suit for divorce shall be brought in the county […]
WOODWARD v. STAUNTON, 161 Va. 671 (1933)
171 S.E. 590 MARY F. WOODWARD v. CITY OF STAUNTON 36651Supreme Court of Virginia. November 16, 1933 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Epes, Hudgins, Gregory and Browning, JJ. 1. TAXATION — Necessity of Legislative Authority. — No tax is valid unless it be supported by express legislative authority. 2. TAXATION — Necessity of Legislative Authority. […]
SHAW v. TITAN CORPORATION, 255 Va. 535 (1998)
498 S.E.2d 696 DONALD P. SHAW v. TITAN CORPORATION, ET AL. Record No. 971921Supreme Court of Virginia. April 17, 1998 Present: All the Justices Upon two questions of Virginia Law certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the first question concerning adequacy of jury instructions given on the issue of […]
WATERMAN v. COMMONWEALTH, 169 Va. 852 (1937)
192 S.E. 699 CAM WATERMAN v. COMMONWEALTH. 37329Supreme Court of Virginia. September 23, 1937 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. MAYHEM — Malicious Shooting — Circumstantial Evidence — Sufficiency to Sustain Conviction — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a prosecution for malicious shooting, the evidence showed that […]
NAACP v. COMMITTEE, 199 Va. 665 (1958)
101 S.E.2d 631 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, INCORPORATED, ET AL. v. COMMITTEE ON THE OFFENSES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. 39933 Record No. 4750.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 20, 1958 Present, All the Justices. (1) Legislative Committees — Subpoena to Produce Documents Before — Court Held to Have Jurisdiction to Issue. […]
BROWN v. BROWN, 183 Va. 353 (1944)
32 S.E.2d 79 JACQUELINE BRENDA BROWN, AN INFANT UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS WHO SUES BY MINNIE A. LAYNE, NEXT FRIEND v. JACOB BROWN. 38264 Record No. 2836.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 20, 1944. Present, All the Justices. 1. BASTARDY — Support — Duty of Father. — Under the laws of Virginia there is […]
KILBOURNE v. KILBOURNE, 165 Va. 87 (1935)
181 S.E. 351 LILLIAN RUTH TREADWAY KILBOURNE v. JOHN KILBOURNE 36938Supreme Court of Virginia. September 19, 1935 Present, All the Justices. INFANTS — Suit to Annul Marriage — Remand of Cause Not Proceeded in by Next Friend — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a suit by an infant seeking to annul her […]
JUNIPER v. COMMONWEALTH, 051423 (Va. 3-3-2006)
626 S.E.2d 383 ANTHONY BERNARD JUNIPER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record Nos. 051423, 051424.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 2006. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of Norfolk, Everett A. Martin, Jr., Judge. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Compton, S.J. OPINION BY JUSTICE G. STEVEN AGEE. In […]
THIRD BUCKINGHAM, ETC. v. ANDERSON, 178 Va. 478 (1941)
17 S.E.2d 433 THIRD BUCKINGHAM COMMUNITY, INC., ET ALS. v. IVAN N. ANDERSON. 37875 Record No. 2416.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 24, 1941. Present, All the Justices. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Verdict of Jury — Effect on Conflicts in Evidence. — Where a verdict is for the plaintiff the Supreme Court of Appeals must, […]
SHARPE v. TALLEY, 215 Va. 615 (1975)
212 S.E.2d 273 JACK C. SHARPE, ET AL. v. QUINTON K. TALLEY, EXECUTOR, ETC., ET AL. 43172 Record No. 740250.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 10, 1975 Present, I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman and Poff, JJ. (1) Equity — Unjust Enrichment — Foreclosure. (2) Deed of Trust Note — Acceleration. (3) Deed of Trust — […]
NOLAND v. FOWLER, 179 Va. 19 (1942)
18 S.E.2d 251 JAMES WILLIAM NOLAND, JR., ETC. v. ALLEN DALE FOWLER, ET AL. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2470. January 19, 1941. Present, All the Justices. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Affirmance — Verdict Not Plainly Wrong Nor without Supporting Evidence. — Unless the verdict of a jury is plainly wrong, or […]
LINK ASSOC. v. JEFFERSON STANDARD, 223 Va. 479 (1982)
291 S.E.2d 212 LINK ASSOCIATES, ET AL. v. JEFFERSON STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 44311 Record No. 791572.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 30, 1982 Present: All the Justices. Right to rescind on ground of constructive fraud certain rental participation provisions of ground leases, executed as security for permanent mortgage financing upon leasehold interests in a shopping […]
CARTWRIGHT v. COMMONWEALTH TRANSP. COMM’R, 270 Va. 58 (2005)
613 S.E.2d 449 RAYMOND D. CARTWRIGHT v. COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 042240.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 9, 2005. Present: All the Justices. Acting pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), plaintiff requested that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) provide him with a photocopy of a “sales brochure” concerning a […]