Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

188 S.E.2d 78 EDGAR LEONARD DELANEY v. REBECCA LYNN CRAIGHILL. 42686 Record No. 7817.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 24, 1972 Present, All the Justices. Automobiles — Guest — Instruction. Error to grant instruction which allowed jury to conclude that in the violation of a duty which would make him guilty of ordinary negligence, driver could […]

318 S.E.2d 292 LOIS T. HILL v. LEON M. HILL, ET AL. 44669 Record No. 811254.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 15, 1984. Present: All the Justices. Report of a Commissioner in Chancery concerning the operations of a closely held corporation is sustained and case is remanded to Chancellor to determine appropriate relief discussion of report […]

139 S.E.2d 40 JOHN M. FARMER v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 41589 Record No. 5877.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 30, 1964 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Evidence — Arresting Officer’s Memory Refreshed by Reference to Traffic Ticket — Testimony Admissible. (2) Speeding — Radar Unit — Evidence Held Sufficient […]

193 S.E.2d 4 FIRST VIRGINIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ET AL. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ET AL. 42797 Record No. 8056.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 27, 1972 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Carrico, Harrison, Cochran and Poff, JJ. (1) Corporation Commission — Branch Bank — Commission’s Finding. (2) Corporation Commission — Mistake of Law — Correction. 1. […]

101 S.E.2d 562 RUTH S. WILLIAMS v. FRED B. FUQUA, EMPLOYER, AND LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. 39938 Record No. 4761.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 20, 1958 Present, All the Justices. (1) Workmen’s Compensation — Injury Held Not Cause of Death. (2) Workmen’s Compensation — Commission May Admit Hearsay Evidence. 1. In the course of his […]

507 S.E.2d 344 RICHMOND METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY v. McDEVITT STREET BOVIS, INC. Record No. 980081Supreme Court of Virginia. November 6, 1998 Present: All the Justices In a case alleging actual and constructive fraud, the judgment of the circuit court dismissing the causes of action is affirmed because any duty breached existed solely by reason of a […]

119 S.E.2d 307 NATIONAL MARITIME UNION OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, ETC., ET AL. v. CITY OF NORFOLK. 41217 Record No. 5199.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 24, 1961 Present, Spratley, Buchanan, Whittle, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Zoning — Requirement of Use Permit for Union Hiring Hall — Not Barred by Federal Labor Legislation. (2) Zoning […]

292 S.E.2d 370 GILBERT FRANCIS ROBERTS, SR. v. ROBERTA L. ROBERTS 44344 Record No. 800344.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 18, 1982 Present: All the Justices. A spouse who leaves the marital home after the institution of a suit for divorce is not guilty of desertion; motion to file cross-bill alleging adultery when party had no […]

243 S.E.2d 208 MARK RANDALL LILLY v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 43655 Record No. 771000.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 21, 1978 Present: I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman and Compton, JJ. Defendant, pleading guilty after plea bargain with Commonwealth’s Attorney for suspended sentence, fairly warned by Court that it would determine sentence. (1) Criminal Procedure — […]

165 S.E.2d 288 ALLEN CARROLL PRUITT v. C. C. PEYTON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA STATE PENITENTIARY. 42165 Record No. 6803.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 20, 1969 Present, Eggleston, C. J., Snead, I’Anson, Carrico, Gordon and Harrison, JJ. (1) Pleading and Practice — Appointment of Guardian — Proof. (2) Juvenile Courts — Guardian ad Litem — […]

445 S.E.2d 110 NORMAN MILTON BOWMAN, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 49616 Record No. 931328Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1994 Present: All the Justices While a trial court’s determination of whether it should undertake an in camera review of material which might contain exculpatory evidence is a discretionary matter, the circumstances here supported such […]

17 S.E.2d 390 SALLIE T. FERRELL v. P. G. GILES AND ROSA R. GILES. 37878 Record No. 2411.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 24, 1941. Present, Campbell, C. J., and Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. JUDICIAL SALES AND RENTINGS — Confirmation — Effect of Confirmation Where Co-Owner Not a Party — Case at […]

186 S.E.2d 79 HUBERT N. HOFFMAN v. HOWARD P. HORTON, ET AL. 42631 Record No. 7659.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 17, 1972 Present, All the Justices. (1) Uniform Commercial Code — Auction Sale of Land. (2) Real Property — Auction Sale — Reopen Bids. 1. Provisions of U.C.C. governing auction sale of goods not controlling […]

397 S.E.2d 829 LISA A. HALL, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF MARK ADAM HALL, DECEASED v. DENNIS S. HALL 46444 Record No. 900258Supreme Court of Virginia. November 9, 1990 Present: All the Justices In a wrongful death case, because an unbiased jury under proper instructions found that the evidence preponderated in the plaintiff’s favor, there […]

254 S.E.2d 116 MORRIS ODELL MASON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 43809 Record No. 781607.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 20, 1979 Present: All the Justices. Sentence of death sustained in capital murder after plea of guilty; Commonwealth not required to provide psychiatrist of defendant’s own choosing; Trial Judge not disqualified in penalty trial for having received […]

64 S.E.2d 738 LEO BUTLER COMPANY, INCORPORATED v. OLIVER C. WILBUN. 39107 Record No. 3744.Supreme Court of Virginia. May 7, 1951 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Instructions — Collision at Intersection — Failure to Make Objection to Instruction When Given. (2) Automobiles — Evidence — Collision at Intersection — Circumstances Insufficient to Discredit […]