118 S.E.2d 519 ELIZABETH A. SCOTT, ET AL., ETC. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY. 41202 Record No. 5205.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 6, 1961 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Whittle, Snead and I’Anson, JJ. Insurance — Materiality of Misrepresentation in Application — Insurer Must Prove. George Bower bought a car jointly with […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
WARD v. HARPER, 234 Va. 68 (1987)
360 S.E.2d 179 W. D. WARD v. DWIGHT HARPER 45462 Record No. 840751Supreme Court of Virginia. September 4, 1987 Present: All the Justices A decision in equity finding a prescriptive easement was warranted by the evidence and is affirmed. Property — Real — Easement — Prescriptive — Practice and Procedure — Appeal — Equity — […]
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL v. SOURS, 205 Va. 602 (1964)
139 S.E.2d 51 NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CAROL EDITH HUDSON SOURS. 41588 Record No. 5797.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 30, 1964 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Uninsured Motorist Law — Requirement of Report of Accident Met by Filing of Report by owner. (2) and (3) Uninsured Motorist […]
HARRIS v. GWATHMEY, 130 Va. 277 (1921)
HARRIS, WOODSON, BARBEE CO., INC. v. G. TAYLOE GWATHMEY, CLERK. Supreme Court of Virginia. June 16, 1921. 1. PARTNERSHIP — Interests of Partners in Partnership Property. — As to partnership property the copartners are neither joint tenants nor tenants in common, but possessors of their respective interests as partners as defined by law, based upon […]
MOSBY v. COMMONWEALTH, 168 Va. 688 (1937)
190 S.E. 152 WILLIE MOSBY v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 37250Supreme Court of Virginia. March 11, 1937 Present, All the Justices. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Criminal Law — Court Looks to Evidence to Sustain Conviction. — On review the Supreme Court of Appeals looks primarily to that evidence which tends to sustain the conviction. 2. […]
MARANDINO v. LAWYERS TITLE CORP., 156 Va. 696 (1931)
159 S.E. 181 KATHERINE MARANDINO v. THE LAWYERS TITLE INSURANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR TO REAL ESTATE TITLE GUARANTY CORPORATION 36224Supreme Court of Virginia. June 18, 1931 Present, Prentis, C.J., and Campbell, Holt, Gregory and Browning, JJ. 1. TITLE INSURANCE — Contract Subject to Rules Generally Applicable to Contracts of Insurance. — Title insurance policies are subject […]
SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH, 171 Va. 480 (1938)
198 S.E. 432 FLOYD M. SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH Supreme Court of Virginia. Staunton September 9, 1938 Present, All the Justices 1. INTOXICATING LIQUORS — Unlawful Storage or Sale — Circumstantial Evidence Should Be Scanned with Caution. — Where, in a prosecution for the unlawful storage or sale of liquor, the case of the Commonwealth is […]
McCROREY v. THOMAS, 109 Va. 373 (1909)
McCROREY v. THOMAS. Supreme Court of Virginia. March 11, 1909. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Objections to Evidence — Changing Objection — Harmless Error. — A party will not be permitted to make one objection to evidence in the trial court and another in the appellate court, nor will a case be reversed for the […]
LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH, 211 Va. 684 (1971)
179 S.E.2d 506 THOMAS ELMO LEWIS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42471 Record No. 7433.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 8, 1971 Present, All the Justices. (1) Criminal Law — Involuntary Manslaughter — Definition. (2) Involuntary Manslaughter — Unlawful Act — Intersection Statute. (3) Involuntary Manslaughter — Criminal Negligence. 1. Involuntary manslaughter is the killing of one […]
TOWN OF STEPHENS CITY v. RUSSELL, 241 Va. 160 (1991)
399 S.E.2d 814 TOWN OF STEPHENS CITY v. GLEN E. RUSSELL 46821 Record No. 900407Supreme Court of Virginia. January 11, 1991 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting, and Hassell, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice A land developer had not acquired a vested right in the zoning classification that existed at the time he sought […]
BROWN v. LEE, 167 Va. 284 (1937)
189 S.E. 339 A. B. BROWN AND OLIVER FARM EQUIPMENT SALES COMPANY, ETC. v. FRANK J. LEE Supreme Court of Virginia. Richmond January 14, 1937 Present, All the Justices 1. AUTOMOBILES — Right of Way — Section 2154(123) of the Code of 1936. — Section 2154(123) of the Code of 1936, providing that when two […]
RICHMOND v. HOOD RUBBER PRODUCTS, CO., 168 Va. 11 (1937)
190 S.E. 95 CITY OF RICHMOND v. HOOD RUBBER PRODUCTS COMPANY, INCORPORATED 37186Supreme Court of Virginia. March 11, 1937 Present, Campbell, C.J., and Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. WATER COMPANIES AND WATERWORKS — Municipal Waterworks — Escape of Water from Defective Meter — Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur Not Applicable — Case at […]
STORY v. HARGRAVE, 235 Va. 563 (1988)
369 S.E.2d 669 TOMMIE ALEN STORY, ET AL. v. WILLIAM H. HARGRAVE, EXECUTOR, ETC. 45658 Record No. 850383Supreme Court of Virginia. June 10, 1988 Present: All the Justices Judgment granting payment for services rendered by a couple who had moved to the home of a woman to care for her in return for an agreement […]
MURPHY v. COMMONWEALTH, 277 Va. 221 (2009)
672 S.E.2d 884 SIMON VAUGHN MURPHY v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 080852.Supreme Court of Virginia. February 27, 2009. Present: All the Justices. Defendant and a second individual were arrested after authorities found almost 16 pounds of marijuana in a search of the car in which both were riding. Both were charged with possession with […]
MANHAT. FOR HIRE CAR CORP. v. O’CONNELL, 194 Va. 398 (1952)
73 S.E.2d 410 MANHATTAN FOR HIRE CAR CORPORATION OF RICHMOND v. RALPH MASON O’CONNELL. 39314 Record No. 3984.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 1, 1952 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Ambulances — Not Relieved from Provisions of Code Section 46-203. (2) Negligence — Doctrine of Last Clear Chance — Does Not Supersede Defense of […]
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING CORP. v. BURKE, 216 Va. 800 (1976)
224 S.E.2d 132 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING CORPORATION v. P. DECLAN BURKE, ET AL. 43347 Record No. 750031.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 23, 1976 Present, All the Justices. (1) Libel — Newspaper — Liability Without Fault. (2) Libel — Punitive Damages — Malice. (3) Libel and Slander — Punitive Damages — Actual Damages Not Awarded. (4) Libel […]
DECIPHER, INC. v. iTRiBE, INC., 262 Va. 588 (2001)
553 S.E.2d 718 DECIPHER, INC. v. iTRiBE, INC. Record No. 002873.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 2, 2001. Present: All the Justices. The plaintiff is in the business of purchasing Internet access, measured in megabytes of bandwidth, from an “upstream” provider with direct connection to the Internet, and re-selling portions of that access to the Internet […]
DANBURG v. KEIL, 235 Va. 71 (1988)
365 S.E.2d 754 STANLEY DANBURG v. CARL O. KEIL, ET AL. 45599 Record No. 850398Supreme Court of Virginia. March 4, 1988 Present: All the Justices Since it cannot be said that the chancellor erred in his implicit finding that special circumstances were not actually foreseen or reasonably foreseeable by the parties when a contract for […]
EASTERN SHORE, ETC., ASS’N v. KELLAM, 167 Va. 132 (1936)
187 S.E. 461 EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION v. GARNETT A. KELLAM, ET ALS. Supreme Court of Virginia. Staunton September 11, 1936 Present, Holt, Hudgins, Gregory, Chinn and Eggleston, JJ. 1. BONDS — Payment or Purchase of Bonds — Question of Intention — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a suit […]
WILLIAMS v. VIRGINIA E. P. CO., 173 Va. 179 (1939)
3 S.E.2d 365 J. H. WILLIAMS, ADMINISTRATOR, ETC. v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, ET AL. 37537 Record No. 2063Supreme Court of Virginia. June 12, 1939 Present, All the Justices ELECTRICITY — Liability for Death — Contributory Negligence — Eighteen Year Old Boy Grasping Wire — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, an action […]