173 S.E. 373 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY v. WALTER C. MORGAN’S ADMINISTRATOR 36709Supreme Court of Virginia. March 22, 1934 Present, All the Justices 1. AUTOMOBILES — Collision between Automobile and Bus — Bus Proceeding on Wrong Side of Street — Case at Bar. — The instant case, which was an action by the administrator […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
McNEIR v. GREER-HALE CHINCHILLA RANCH, 194 Va. 623 (1953)
74 S.E.2d 165 BURROWS McNEIR v. GREER-HALE CHINCHILLA RANCH, A PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF W. W. GREER, JR., AND DR. EDWARD E. HALE. 39339 Record No. 4019.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 26, 1953 Present, Hudgins, C.J., Spratley, Miller, Smith, Whittle, JJ. (1) Sales — Warranty of Quality — Questions for Jury. (2) Evidence — Test of […]
VIRGINIA TRANSIT CO. v. JAMES, 188 Va. 135 (1948)
49 S.E.2d 285 VIRGINIA TRANSIT COMPANY v. QUENTIN C. JAMES, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF SIMON SERENA JAMES. 38745 Record No. 3353.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 8, 1948 Present, Hudgins, C.J., and Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Staples and Miller, JJ. 1. APPEAL AND ERROR — Effect of Verdict on Conflicting Evidence. — When evidence as to […]
SHEPHERD v. SMITH, 265 Va. 327 (2003)
576 S.E.2d 427 CLAYTON LEE SHEPHERD v. SAMANTHA SMITH. Record No. 021148.Supreme Court of Virginia. February 28, 2003. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, and Lemons, JJ., Carrico,[1] S.J. [1] Chief Justice Carrico presided and participated in the hearing and decision of this case prior to the effective date of his retirement on January […]
JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH, 274 Va. 630 (2007)
652 S.E.2d 111 JOHN ALLEN JACKSON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Record No. 070137.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 2, 2007. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Stephenson, S.J. Defendant went to a hospital emergency room in the pre-dawn hours one morning complaining of pain. After examination a physician ordered that he […]
FERGUSON v. PENITENTIARY SUPERINTENDENT, 215 Va. 269 (1974)
208 S.E.2d 749 HERBERT LEVI FERGUSON v. SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA STATE PENITENTIARY. 43108 Record No. 731034Supreme Court of Virginia. October 14, 1974 Present, I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman and Poff, JJ. (1) Criminal Procedure — Jurisdiction — Failure to Appoint Counsel Properly. (2) Habeas Corpus — Standing — New Issues. 1. While there […]
QUESINBERRY v. HULL, 159 Va. 270 (1932)
165 S.E. 382 ISAAC QUESINBERRY v. A. J. HULL 36435Supreme Court of Virginia. September 22, 1932 Present, All the Justices. 1. STATUTES — Constitutional Law — Doubt as to Constitutionality Resolved in Favor of Statute. — That the constitutionality of a statute is to be upheld whenever possible is horn-book law, not questioned at this […]
HENSON v. COMMONWEALTH, 165 Va. 821 (1936)
183 S.E. 435 JACK H. HENSON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 37021Supreme Court of Virginia. January 16, 1936 Present, All the Justices. 1. HOMICIDE — Manslaughter — Operating Motor Vehicle — Sufficiency of Evidence to Sustain Conviction — Case at Bar. — In the instant case, a prosecution for manslaughter, an automobile struck a pedestrian as […]