524 S.E.2d 642 VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CHARMAYNE GILE, AN INFANT, ET AL. Record No. 990247.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 14, 2000. Present: All the Justices. A 16-year-old girl was injured in an automobile accident while riding as a passenger in a vehicle owned and operated by another person. At the time […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
FRANCIS v. FRANCIS, 181 Va. 373 (1943)
25 S.E.2d 253 MILDRED G. FRANCIS v. JAMES H. FRANCIS. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2661. April 26, 1943. Present, All the Justices. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Various Modes of Review — When Final Decree Entered. — When a final decree has been entered, there are two possible modes of reopening it […]
PRICE v. MARTIN, 207 Va. 86 (1966)
147 S.E.2d 716 CHARLES R. PRICE v. MABEL G. MARTIN. 01013 Record No. 6152.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 25, 1966 Present, All the Justices. Real Estate Brokers — Principal Bound by Knowledge Had by Agent. Price wanted to buy a certain parcel of land owned by Mrs. Martin. He authorized one Rupe, a real estate […]
CITY OF NORFOLK v. LASSITER, 228 Va. 603 (1985)
324 S.E.2d 656 CITY OF NORFOLK/DEPARTMENT OF FIRE v. ARNOLD R. LASSITER 44741 Record No. 831502.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 18, 1985. Present: All the Justices. Industrial Commission erred in assessing attorney’s fees against an employer under Code Sec. 65.1-101. (1) Workers’ Compensation — Statutory Construction — “Arising Out of” (Code Sec. 65.1-7) — Not […]
MURPHY v. HOLLAND, 237 Va. 212 (1989)
377 S.E.2d 363 MAE HOLLAND MURPHY v. RALEIGH PARIS HOLLAND, JR. 45898 Record No. 860660Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 1989 Present: All the Justices The declaratory judgment of the trial court that plaintiff below is the legitimate son and sole heir of his father, who died intestate, is affirmed. Domestic Relations — Legitimacy — […]
GREGORY v. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, 257 Va. 530 (1999)
514 S.E.2d 350 JAMES E. GREGORY, SR., ET AL. v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY Record No. 981184Supreme Court of Virginia. April 16, 1999 Present: All the Justices The trial court did not err in upholding a decision by a county board of supervisors denying an application for rezoning that included proffers of […]
LOVISI v. COMMONWEALTH, 212 Va. 848 (1972)
188 S.E.2d 206 ALDO MARIO LOVISI v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42703 Record No. 7848.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 24, 1972 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Law — Statutory Construction. (2) Cruelty to Child — Custody — Stepfather. (3) Cruelty to Child — Employer — Compensation. 1. Accused is entitled to strict construction of criminal […]
LAKE BARCROFT ESTATES v. McCAW, 198 Va. 242 (1956)
93 S.E.2d 124 LAKE BARCROFT ESTATES, INCORPORATED, ET AL. v. WILLIAM J. McCAW, JR. 39758 Record No. 4521.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 18, 1956 Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Eggleston, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ. (1) Negligence — Flooding of Property by Opening Gates of Dam — Verdict for Plaintiff Proper. (2) Witnesses — […]
SNYDER v. COMMONWEALTH, 202 Va. 1009 (1961)
121 S.E.2d 452 JOHN F. SNYDER, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 41263 Record No. 5243.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 8, 1961 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Procedure — Preliminary Hearing — Irregularity Waived When Objection Not Timely Made. (2) Principal and Accessory — Principal’s Effort to Dispose of Stolen Goods — May be Shown […]
STATE FARM MUTUAL v. POWELL, 227 Va. 492 (1984)
318 S.E.2d 393 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHIRLEY C. POWELL, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC., ET AL. 44661 Record No. 812176.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 15, 1984. Present: All the Justices. “Ownership, maintenance, or use” provisions in automobile liability policy construed to exclude coverage where accident resulted from discharge by unknown causes of loaded firearm […]
BYRD v. LIFE INS. CO. OF VA., 219 Va. 824 (1979)
252 S.E.2d 307 LUCILLE BYRD v. THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA 43769 Record No. 770926.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 2, 1979 Present: I’Anson, C.J., Harrison, Cochran, Harman, Poff and Compton, JJ. Insured, voluntarily and intentionally confronting his killer under such circumstances that he should have reasonably anticipated or foreseen death or some great bodily […]
TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL v. INDUSTRIAL PARK, 248 Va. 581 (1994)
449 S.E.2d 794 TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL v. FRONT ROYAL AND WARREN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK CORPORATION 49673 Record No. 931669Supreme Court of Virginia. November 4, 1994 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Whiting, Hassell, and Keenan, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice The trial court properly issued a writ of mandamus to compel a municipality to provide […]
GUTHRIE v. COMMONWEALTH, 171 Va. 461 (1938)
198 S.E. 481 CLARENCE GUTHRIE v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA Supreme Court of Virginia. Staunton September 9, 1938 Present, All the Justices 1. ACCOMPLICES AND ACCESSORIES — Testimony of Accomplice — Weight and Sufficiency of Uncorroborated Testimony — Duty of Court to Warn Jury. — While the jury, as triers of fact, may, if they see […]
HOLLOWAY v. HOLLOWAY, 175 Va. 94 (1940)
7 S.E.2d 155 ROBERT S. HOLLOWAY, EXECUTOR, ETC. v. ELLA R. HOLLOWAY 37632 Record No. 2169Supreme Court of Virginia. February 26, 1940 Present, All the Justices BENEFICIAL AND BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS — Disposition of Death Benefits — Disposition by Will Where Widow Survives — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a suit to determine […]
DANIEL v. KOSH, 173 Va. 352 (1939)
4 S.E.2d 381 C. P. DANIEL AND H. H. HARKRADER v. ALICE HARRIS KOSH 37554 Record No. 2127Supreme Court of Virginia. September 13, 1939 Present, All the Justices 1. NUISANCES — What Constitutes — Gasoline Filling Station Not Nuisance Per Se. — A gasoline filling or storage station is not a nuisance per se. 2. […]
STAMPS v. WILLIAMSON, 190 Va. 145 (1949)
56 S.E.2d 71 ELLIS STAMPS v. ANNIE BELLE STAMPS WILLIAMSON. 38915 Record No. 3525.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 21, 1949 Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Staples and Miller, JJ. (1) Bill of Review — What Errors Considered — Court Cannot Look into Evidence for Error of Law. (2) Partition — Method of […]
NOTESTEIN v. BD. OF SUP. OF APPOMATTOX CTY, 240 Va. 146 (1990)
393 S.E.2d 205 JOHN A. NOTESTEIN, ET AL. v. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF APPOMATTOX COUNTY, ET AL. 46417 Record No. 891258Supreme Court of Virginia. June 8, 1990 Present: All the Justices In a zoning case involving a private landfill, the trial court properly sustained the county’s demurrer to the allegation that it had waived […]
CENTRAL NAT. BANK v. FIRST, ETC., BANK, 171 Va. 289 (1938)
198 S.E. 883 CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK OF RICHMOND v. FIRST AND MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF RICHMOND Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 1964 October 7, 1938 Present, Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Browning, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. BANKS AND BANKING — Payment of Checks — Depositor’s Funds Unaffected by Unauthorized Payment. — A depositor’s funds […]
BROOKS v. SANITATION AUTHORITY, 201 Va. 934 (1960)
114 S.E.2d 758 R.I. BROOKS, ET. AL. v. ROANOKE COUNTY SANITATION AUTHORITY. 41121 Record No. 5090.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 13, 1960 Present, All the Justices. (1) Appeal and Error — Time for Appeal — Decree Held Not Final. (2) Sanitation Authorities — Authority Held to Have Jurisdiction over Project. (3) and (4) Sanitation Authority […]
SMITH v. COAL CORPORATION, 203 Va. 499 (1962)
125 S.E.2d 175 LINCOUS SMITH v. JEWELL RIDGE COAL CORPORATION. 41344 Record No. 5437.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 23, 1962 Present, All the Justices. Appeal and Error — Appeal Dismissed for Failure to Give Bond Before Proper Court. Smith was granted an appeal from an adverse decision of the Industrial Commission by order requiring him […]