Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

408 S.E.2d 901 ELLEN O. PITTS v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 47233 Record No. 910186Supreme Court of Virginia. September 20, 1991 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Russell,[4] Whiting, Lacy, and Hassell, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice [4] Justice Russell participated in the hearing and decision of this certified question prior to the effective date of his […]

18 S.E.2d 303 MARY L. HARRIS v. CITY OF ROANOKE. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2463. January 19, 1942. Present, All the Justices. 1. RELEASE — Operation and Effect — Release of One Joint Tort Feasor Releases Others — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, an action to recover for injuries […]

168 S.E.2d 517 C. P. WITT, ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. v. OBADIAH R. MERRICKS. 42225 Record No. 6956.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 16, 1969 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Negligence — Sudden Seizure. (2) Pleading and Practice — Timely Objection — Ends of Justice. (3) Pleading and Practice — Comment on Instruction. 1. Defendant apparently […]

376 S.E.2d 73 COUNTY OF CHESTERFIELD v. CALVIN L. JOHNSON 45893 Record No. 871113Supreme Court of Virginia. January 13, 1989 Present: Carrico, C.J., Poff,[*] Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Thomas, and Whiting, JJ. [*] Justice Poff participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his retirement on December 31, 1988. […]

435 S.E.2d 400 ROBERT D. LUCKETT v. WILLIAM J. JENNINGS, ET AL. 48844 Record No. 921731Supreme Court of Virginia. September 17, 1993 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred in sustaining demurrers on the grounds that the amended motion for judgment fails to allege a conspiracy to injure the plaintiff’s business in violation of […]

168 S.E.2d 127 COMBINED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. RALPH LEE MUNDY. 42213 Record No. 6940.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 16, 1969 Present, All the Justices. Pleading and Practice — Appeal Bond. Under statute appeal bond otherwise in satisfactory form may be executed by someone other than the party taking the appeal. Error to a […]

340 S.E.2d 831 DHA, INC., T/A EASTERN TIMBER PRODUCTS v. FAY E. LEYDIG 45008 Record No. 821952Supreme Court of Virginia. March 7, 1986 Present: All the Justices Judgment based on a successful motion to strike at the end of plaintiff’s evidence in a sales contract case is reversed where there was sufficient evidence to require […]

207 S.E.2d 875 HORACE ADRIAN OSBORNE v. GIULIANA G. OSBORNE. 43096 Record No. 730893.Supreme Court of Virginia. August 28, 1974 Present, All the Justices. (1) Appellate Review — Assignments of Error — Adequacy. (2) Alimony — Conflict of Laws — Full Faith and Credit. (3) Child Support — Full Faith and Credit. 1. Although opening […]

247 S.E.2d 385 LINDBERG HUMMEL v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 43706 Record No. 771298.Supreme Court of Virginia. August 31, 1978 Present: All the Justices. Evidence of attempted bribe by defendant to Commonwealth’s witness before retrial on charge of grand larceny admissible in retrial, Sixth Amendment exclusionary rule not applying to information obtained in the investigation of […]

90 S.E.2d 140 CITY OF NORFOLK v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY. 39797 Record No. 4423.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 28, 1955 Present, All the Justices. (1) Public Utilities — Rates — Notice of Hearing Held Adequate. (2) Public Utilities — Escalator Clause — Purpose Highly Remedial. (3) Public Utilities — Rates — Commission’s Function […]

22 S.E.2d 29 DORIS BOWMAN v. CLETUS B. BOWMAN. Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond Record No. 2623. October 12, 1942. Present, All the Justices. DIVORCE — Desertion — Sufficiency of Evidence — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a suit for divorce a mensa et thoro on the ground of desertion, the evidence […]

146 S.E.2d 205 S. L. NUSBAUM AND COMPANY, INCORPORATED v. ATLANTIC VIRGINIA REALTY CORPORATION. 41771 Record No. 6033.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 17, 1966 Present, All the Justices. (1) Real Estate Brokers — Right to Compensation — No Equitable Assignment of Rentals Proved. (2) Leases — Sale of Rented Premises Subject to Lease — Grantee […]

613 S.E.2d 442 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PETER F. BLACKMAN. Record No. 042404.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 9, 2005. Present: All the Justices. Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and Rule 5:42, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia certified questions of law concerning whether: […]

683 S.E.2d 536 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. JASON WILLIAM ANDERSON. Record No. 081720.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 18, 2009. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Goodwyn, JJ., and Carrico, S.J. Defendant and a cohort, who were both cashiers at a large sporting goods store, enlisted a juvenile to rob the store where they […]

132 S.E.2d 715 PAULINE WILES BECKNER v. EMORY DODD BECKNER. 204082 Record No. 5637.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 14, 1963 Present, All the Justices. (1) Divorce — Desertion — Not Proved. (2) Divorce — Incidents occurring Pendente Lite Not Considered. 1. Beckner sought a divorce on the bound that his wife had wilfully deserted him […]

44 S.E.2d 365 JAMES THOMAS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.[1] 38627 Record No. 3248.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 13, 1947 [1] (This footnote appears with an asterisk in the published volume.) For opinion on rehearing, see 187 Va. 265. — REPORTER’S NOTE.) Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Gregory, Eggleston, Spratley and Buchanan, JJ. 1. CRIMINAL LAW […]

283 S.E.2d 201 JERRY SQUIRE v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 44212 Record No. 801612.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 16, 1981 Present: All the Justices. No reversible error in Trial Court’s permitting the Commonwealth to cross-examine defendant about his failure to mention his alibi to the investigating officer since defendant waived his right to remain silent. (1) […]

391 S.E.2d 333 CHARLIE O. LAWSON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARVIN O. LAWSON, DECEASED v. JOHN DOE 46256 Record No. 890962Supreme Court of Virginia. April 20, 1990 Present: All the Justices The trial court correctly set aside a jury verdict based upon a theory of recovery in a wrongful death action which was unsupported […]

198 S.E.2d 651 GLADYS R. McCORMICK AND T. RALPH McCORMICK v. WILLIAM M. A. ROMANS, JR. AND CHARLES W. GUNN, JR. 42932 Record No. 8159.Supreme Court of Virginia. August 30, 1973 Present, Snead, C.J., I’Anson, Harrison, Harman and Poff, JJ. (1) Pleading and Practice — Suit Against Partnership as Defendant. (2) Contracts — Statute of […]