587 S.E.2d 695 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. RICHARD WAYNE NUCKLES. Record No. 022776.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 31, 2003. Present: All the Justices. An indictment charged defendant with grand larceny by feloniously taking, stealing, and carrying away “the goods and chattels of Breeden Mechanical Inc.” The evidence at trial showed that defendant worked for Breeden […]
Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
REID V. ALLEN, 216 Va. 630 (1976)
221 S.E.2d 166 VERGA REID, ET AL. v. WILLIAM BURKE ALLEN, ET AL. 43316 Record No. 741107.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 16, 1976 Present, I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Poff and Compton, JJ. (1) Appellate Review — Commissioner’s Report — Disapproved by Chancellor. (2) Appellate Review — Restricted Issues. (3) Real Property — Specific Performance […]
KING v. FORST, 239 Va. 557 (1990)
391 S.E.2d 60 LLEWELLYN KING v. W. H. FORST, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER 46266 Record No. 890562Supreme Court of Virginia. April 20, 1990 Present: All the Justices For the purposes of Code Sec. 58-151.015, the District of Columbia’s unincorporated business tax is an income tax, and the trial court incorrectly determined that a Virginia resident is […]
HILTON v. MARTIN, 275 Va. 176 (2008)
654 S.E.2d 572 FRED HILTON, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF COURTNEY LEIGHANN HILTON RHOTON, DECEASED v. JOSHUA PHILLIP MARTIN, ET AL. Record No. 070091.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 11, 2008. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Russell, S.J. Plaintiff’s decedent was an emergency medical services employee, seated on the passenger […]
BENSON v. COMMONWEALTH, 190 Va. 744 (1950)
58 S.E.2d 312 CARVEL BENSON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 38969 Record No. 3656.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 13, 1950 Present, All the Justices. (1) Grand Jury — Selecting, Summoning and Impaneling — Impaneling Special Grand Jury from Selected Class. (2) Grand Jury — Necessity of Grand Jury — Indictment in Felony Cases Not Predicated on […]
SACHS v. HOFFMAN, 224 Va. 545 (1983)
299 S.E.2d 694 A. CHARLES SACHS v. GERALD HOFFMAN AND CARMAN HOFFMAN 44411 Record No. 800722.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 21, 1983 Present: All the Justices. Expert testimony sufficient to support Jury verdict concerning rental losses attributable to defendant’s removal of equipment attached to building; argument of equitable estoppel rejected; other issues. (1) Pleading and […]
TERMINAL CARS, INC. v. WAGNER, 205 Va. 214 (1964)
135 S.E.2d 802 TERMINAL CARS, INCORPORATED v. MILDRED E. WAGNER. COLUMBUS MANNING v. MILDRED E. WAGNER. 41532 Record Nos. 5738, 5739.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 27, 1964. Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Buchanan, Whittle, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Automobiles — Passenger Injured by Sudden Stop of Taxicab — Instruction on Speed Proper. (2) Automobiles […]
COMMONWEALTH v. PRICE, 256 Va. 373 (1998)
506 S.E.2d 317 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA v. JAMES ARTHUR PRICE, JR. Record No. 980061Supreme Court of Virginia. November 6, 1998 Present: All the Justices Because the Court of Appeals correctly found that the defendant was held continuously in custody in excess of five months from a finding of probable cause until trial in violation of […]