5 Virginia opinions name it 4 courts 1884–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Griffin v. Griffingreen2 sentences1995The reason for the doctrine of res judicata, explained in a quotation in Griffin, supra, is particularly appropriate here: The doctrine of res judicata may be said to inhere in the legal systems of all civilized nations as an obvious rule of expediency, justice, and public tranquility. 1991The Supreme Court of Virginia in Griffin v. Griffin, 183 Va. 443, 452 , 32 S.E.2d 700, 703 (1945), delineated the policy for the proper application of res judicata: The Doctrine of res judicata may be said to inhere in the legal systems of all civilized nations as an obvious rule of expediency, justice, and public tranquility. | 1 | 2 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
White v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences2014The indictment in White was endorsed “a true gun” instead of “a true bill.” The Court reasoned that the obvious error was probably made because “the house burned was the property of a man named Gunn[.]” Id. at 827 . 2014The Court held the indictment was valid because “the bill was actually found to be a true bill by the grand jury; that such finding was announced in court by the clerk on the return, and with the acquiescence, [sic] of the grand jury, and entered of record[.]” Id. at 828 . | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Citland, Ltd. v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kilgore
green
1 sentence2005Either way, it was an obvious error ⎯ one implicating our duty of judicial review because, on this issue, “a reasonable mind would necessarily come to a different conclusion.” Citland, Ltd., 45 Va. App. at 274-75 , 610 S.E.2d at 324 (citations omitted & emphasis in original). | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Burlen v. Shannon
green
1 sentence1884Burlen v. Shannon, 99 Mass. 200 . | 1 | 1884–1884 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.