5 Virginia opinions name it 3 courts 1932–2026 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. City of Newport Newsgreen2 sentences2008R.R. v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, 436 (1892) (described by Commonwealth v. Newport News, 158 Va. 521, 536 , 164 S.E. 689, 693 (1932), as “[p]robably the clearest enunciation of this trust doctrine”). 2008R.R. v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, 436 (1892) (described by Commonwealth v. Newport News, 158 Va. 521, 536 , 164 S.E. 689, 693 (1932), as “[p]robably the clearest enunciation of this trust doctrine”). | 2 | 2 |
Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinoisgreen2 sentences2008R.R. v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, 436 (1892) (described by Commonwealth v. Newport News, 158 Va. 521, 536 , 164 S.E. 689, 693 (1932), as “[p]robably the clearest enunciation of this trust doctrine”). 2008R.R. v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387, 436 , 13 S.Ct. 110, 111-12 , 36 L.Ed. 1018 (1892) (described by Commonwealth v. Newport News, 158 Va. 521, 536 , 164 S.E. 689, 693 (1932), as “[plrobably the clearest enunciation of this trust doctrine”). | 1 | 3 |
Stewart v. Conrad's Administratorgreen1 sentence2026Stewart v. Conrad, 100 Va. 128, 135 (1902). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Green v. Lewis
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1 sentence2012As to the deeds previously executed, the Discipline also stated that the absence of a trust clause did not relieve a local church of its responsibilities to the denomination, “provided that the intent and desire of the founders and/or the later congregations and boards of Trustees is shown by any or all of the following indications: (a) the conveyance of the property to the trustees of the local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church or any of its predecessors: (b) the use of the name, customs, and policy of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in such a way as to be thus known to the | 1 | 2012–2012 |
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.