Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

170 S.E.2d 7 MACK WAYNE BELCHER v. TOWN OF CHRISTIANSBURG. 42260 Record No. 7076.Supreme Court of Virginia. October 13, 1969 Present, Snead, C.J., and I’Anson, Carrico, Gordon and Harrison, JJ. Criminal Procedure — Driving Under Influence — Instruction on Impaired Driving. In trial for driving under the influence of alcohol, error to refuse instruction on […]

64 S.E.2d 789 C. W. BEALE v. KAPPA ALPHA ORDER AND KAPPA ALPHA ALUMNI FOUNDATION. 39117 Record No. 3735.Supreme Court of Virginia. May 7, 1951 Present, Hudgins, C. J., and Eggleston, Spratley and Buchanan, JJ. (1) Corporations — Nature and Attributes — Fundamental Concept of Corporation. (2) Corporations — Liability for Debts of Subsidiary Corporation […]

27 S.E.2d 900 GOLDIE STONE AND OTHERS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 38132 Record No. 2714.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 6, 1943. Present, Campbell, C. J., and Hudgins, Gregory, Eggleston and Spratley, JJ. 1. INTOXICATING LIQUORS — Forfeiture of Vehicles — Action on Bond — Sufficiency of Evidence — Case at Bar. — The instant case […]

186 S.E.2d 832 FLOYD W. WATKINS v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 42652 Record No. 7777.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 6, 1972 Present, Snead, C.J., Carrico, Gordon, Harrison, Cochran and Harman, JJ. Grand Larceny — Sufficiency of Evidence. Evidence sufficient to sustain conviction of grand larceny. Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City […]

116 S.E.2d 52 ARTHUR LEONARD COOPER v. FRANK W. PICKETT. 41132 Record No. 5131.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 2, 1960 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Spratley, Buchanan, Miller, Snead, and I’Anson, JJ. (1) Automobiles — Negligence — Defendant’s Evidence on Cross-Claim Properly Struck. (2) Instructions — Properly Refused Where Subject Covered by Other Instructions. 1. As […]

506 S.E.2d 773 TOWN OF BLACKSTONE v. SOUTHSIDE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, ET AL. Record No. 980564Supreme Court of Virginia. November 6, 1998 Present: All the Justices A city or town seeking to exercise the right provided by Code § 56-265.4:2 must comply with Code § 25-233, which provides that permission must first be obtained from the […]

379 S.E.2d 304 CHARLES WINGATE v. JOHN L. COOMBS, ET AL. ROBERT BREMNER v. JOHN L. COOMBS, ET AL. 45934 Record No. 861229 Record No. 861230Supreme Court of Virginia. April 21, 1989 Present: All the Justices The trial court erred in sustaining defendants’ demurrers and in holding that oral agreement to develop real property in […]

84 S.E.2d 516 W. O. LUCY AND J. C. LUCY v. A. H. ZEHMER AND IDA S. ZEHMER. 39544 Record No. 4272.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 22, 1954 Present, Eggleston, Buchanan, Miller, Smith and Whittle, JJ. (1) Contracts — Drunkenness — Not a Defense Where Party Comprehends Nature of Instrument. (2) Contracts — Claim Instrument […]

497 S.E.2d 139 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY v. MICHAEL R. BRIGGS Record No. 971020Supreme Court of Virginia. February 27, 1998 Present: All the Justices The trial court properly held that the phrase “in accordance with the law of the applicable signatory” contained in an interstate compact does not incorporate the limitation on damages contained […]

15 S.E.2d 94 DORA HAMILTON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. Supreme Court of Virginia. Wytheville Record No. 2412. June 9, 1941. Present, All the Justices. 1. ACCOMPLICES AND ACCESSORIES — Aiders and Abettors — Necessity for Overt Act or Share in Criminal Intent. — To constitute one an aider and abettor, he must be guilty of […]

639 S.E.2d 291 GILBERT R. BAILEY v. LINDA D. TURNBOW, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ANNERBELL BREWER. Record No. 060713.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 2007. Present: Hassell, C.J., Lacy, Koontz, Kinser, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Russell, S.J. An elderly woman had a close relationship with a nephew, who had built and maintained her […]

410 S.E.2d 669 COUNTY OF FAIRFAX, ET AL. v. FLEET INDUSTRIAL PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, ET AL. 47254 Record No. 901449Supreme Court of Virginia. November 8, 1991 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Whiting, and Keenan, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice, and Harrison, Retired Justice The 1990 amendment to the Primary Highway Transportation Improvement District in Multi-County […]

364 S.E.2d 757 AVOCET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ANDREW J. SERAFIN v. THE MCLEAN BANK 45527 Record No. 840977Supreme Court of Virginia. January 15, 1988 Present: All the Justices The trial courts judgment based on a finding that debt had not been extinguished by the taking of a new evidence of indebtedness is affirmed. Banks and […]

148 S.E.2d 820 ALBERT J. RUSSO v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 01034 Record No. 6125.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 13, 1966 Present, All the Justices. (1) Abortion — Conviction Upheld. (2) Criminal Procedure — Improper Argument of Prosecutor — Objection to Not Timely Made. (3) and (4) Appeal and Error — No Objection at Trial — […]

231 S.E.2d 312 LINDA DIANE KING v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 43467 Record No. 760543.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 14, 1977 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Speed Estimate — Different Place — Sound. (2) Involuntary Manslaughter — Criminal Negligence — Insufficient Headlights. 1. Witness who did not see vehicle in movement is incompetent to […]

117 S.E.2d 82 JAMES W. BLANKS v. CHARLES E. GORDON. 41162 Record No. 5130.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 28, 1960 Present, All the Justices. Unauthorized Use of Automobile — Intent to Deprive Owner of Use Held Essential Element of Offense. Defendant Blanks parked his car where it caused a traffic hazard and was in the […]

207 S.E.2d 864 TOWN OF CULPEPER v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. 43094 Record No. 730938.Supreme Court of Virginia. August 28, 1974 Present, All the Justices. Annexation — Electric Power Service — Constitutional Law. When city, which operates a municipal electric power service, annexes area served by existing power […]

211 S.E.2d 56 CITY OF RICHMOND v. DR. RUSSELL E. RANDALL, JR., ET AL. 43154 Record No. 740207.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 20, 1975 Present, I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran and Poff, JJ. (1) Appellate Procedure — Adequacy of Record. (2) Zoning — Special Use Permit — Reasonableness of Denial. (3) Zoning — Judicial Relief. […]

387 S.E.2d 750 JEANETTA HUDSON, ADMINISTRATRIX, ETC. v. SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, INC., ET AL. 46209 Record No. 880437Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 1990 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting, and Lacy, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice Since no evidence was proffered tending to show that a hospital, or any of its agents, departed from […]