Category: Virginia Supreme Court Opinions

222 S.E.2d 526 COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION v. BLUEFIELD SANITARIUM, INC., T/A CLINCH VALLEY CLINIC HOSPITAL. 43326 Record No. 750233.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 5, 1976 Present, All the Justices. (1) Sales Tax — Purchase for Resale — Drugs Dispensed to Patients. (2) Taxation — Administrative Interpretation — Presumption. 1. Private hospital is […]

677 S.E.2d 261 LEO WILLIAMS v. LOUIS N. JOYNES, II, ET AL. Record No. 080751.Supreme Court of Virginia. June 4, 2009. Present: All the Justices. Five months after a chain-reaction automobile accident in which plaintiff was rear-ended by a vehicle which had been struck by a third vehicle while stopped at an intersection, plaintiff engaged […]

241 S.E.2d 800 MARY GREEN GOD v. DAVID A. HURT AND EVA MOORE HURT[1] 43647 Record No. 761253.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 3, 1978 [1] (This footnote appears with an asterisk in the published volume.) For rehearing of this Case see God v. Hurt, 219 Va. 160 (1978). Present: I’Anson, C.J., Carrico, Harrison, Cochran, Harman […]

164 S.E.2d 660 CHECKERED FLAG MOTOR CAR COMPANY, INC. v. IVAN L. GRULKE, T/A, ETC. 42150 Record No. 6763.Supreme Court of Virginia. December 6, 1968 Present, All the Justices. (1) Motor Vehicle — Lien — Priority. (2) Commercial Code — Priority — Comment. (3) Statutory Construction — Re-enactment. (4) Statutory Lien — Waiver. 1. Holder […]

496 S.E.2d 61 GORDON SPENCE v. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, ET AL. Record No. 970351Supreme Court of Virginia. January 9, 1998 Present: All the Justices The trial court did not err in upholding a decision of a board of zoning appeals that authorized a variance from certain residential setback […]

119 S.E.2d 336 MARGARET M. CRETEAU v. PHOENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. 41212 Record No. 5213.Supreme Court of Virginia. April 24, 1961 Present, Eggleston, C.J., and Buchanan, Whittle, Snead, I’Anson and Carrico, JJ. (1) Uninsured Motorist Law — Insurer Must Be Served in Action against Motorist. (2) Uninsured Motorist Law — Requirement of Service […]

58 S.E.2d 30 ARTHUR REEVES MORRISON v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, EX REL. C. F. JOYNER, JR., COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 38952 Record No. 3668.Supreme Court of Virginia. March 13, 1950 Present, All the Justices. (1) Automobiles — Revocation of Operator’s Permit — Statutory Limitation on Review of Commissioner’s Order. (2) Automobiles — Revocation of Operator’s […]

554 S.E.2d 72 ABE SHEPARD, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ERNESTINE SHEPARD v. CAPITOL FOUNDRY OF VIRGINIA, INC., ET AL. Record No. 002776.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 2, 2001. Present: All the Justices. Decedent, aged 67, died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was survived by her husband of 44 […]

479 S.E.2d 530 THERESA A. MULLINS v. VIRGINIA LUTHERAN HOMES, INC. Record No. 960961Supreme Court of Virginia. January 10, 1997 Present: All the Justices In this action by a worker alleging that she was unlawfully discharged from employment for filing a workers’ compensation claim, the trial court erred in striking the plaintiff’s evidence because, viewed […]

259 S.E.2d 821 EASCALCO, INC. v. HARRY A. CAULFIELD, ET AL. 43878 Record No. 780378.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 21, 1979 Present: All the Justices. When granting specific performance of a contract for the purchase of land, the court must enforce the interest provision as set forth in the contract; Code Sec. 8.01-382 distinguished. (1) […]

568 S.E.2d 680 LEE COUNTY v. TOWN OF ST. CHARLES. Record No. 012543.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 13, 2002. Present: Carrico, C.J., Lacy, Hassell, Keenan, Koontz, and Lemons, JJ., and Compton, S.J. Decades ago, a county and a town adopted a joint resolution to create a water and sewer authority. The articles of incorporation and […]

387 S.E.2d 502 CHARLES LUDDEKE, JR, ET AL, v. AMANA REFRIGERATION, INC., ET AL. 46223 Record No. 881160Supreme Court of Virginia. January 12, 1990 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting and Lacy, JJ., and Poff, Senior Justice A trial court finding that several remedies invoked by homeowners in their chancery suit against the seller […]

389 S.E.2d 886 DAWUD MAJID MU’MIN A/K/A DAVID MICHAEL ALLEN v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA 46253 Record No. 890899Supreme Court of Virginia. March 2, 1990 Present: Carrico, C.J., Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting, and Hassall, JJ., and Poff Senior Justice In the automatic review of a death sentence imposed on a defendant for capital murder, consolidated with […]

651 S.E.2d 648 JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION OF VIRGINIA v. JAMES MICHAEL SHULL, JUDGE OF THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Record No. 071014.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 2, 2007. Present: Hassell, C.J., Keenan, Koontz, Lemons, and Agee, JJ., and Carrico and Stephenson, S.JJ. The Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission suspended a judge from the exercise […]

78 S.E.2d 691 STERLING INSURANCE COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. GEORGE D. COFFEY, JR. v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 39419 Record Nos. 4097, 4099.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 30, 1953. Present, All the Justices. (1) Insurance — Proceedings to Revoke License of Company and Agent — Clear Proof Required. (2) Insurance — “Twisting” Defined. (3) Insurance […]

32 S.E.2d 657 MADELINE M. COLLINS v. DENNY LEE COLLINS. 38271 Record No. 2852.Supreme Court of Virginia. January 15, 1945. Present, All the Justices. 1. DIVORCE — Custody of Child — Welfare of Child — Basis for Change. — Ordinarily, a change in the custody of a child of tender years should be based on […]

538 S.E.2d 677 JOSEPH D. MORRISSEY v. VIRGINIA STATE BAR, EX REL. THIRD DISTRICT COMMITTEE. Record No. 001139.Supreme Court of Virginia. November 3, 2000. A circuit court consisting of three judges appointed pursuant to Code § 54.1-3935 found defendant, a member of the Virginia State Bar, guilty of one violation of Disciplinary Rule 7-105 (A) […]