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7 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1916–2012 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 |
|---|---|---|
Huff v. Welchgreen2 sentences2012Huff, 115 Va. at 76, 86 , 78 S.E. at 575, 578 . 4 For the next hundred years, the Court addressed and approved the exact same 4 The jury in the instant case was specifically told to determine whether the opponents had presented sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of testamentary capacity. 2012Huff, 115 Va. at 76, 86 , 78 S.E. at 575, 578 . 4 For the next hundred years, the Court addressed and approved the exact same 4 The jury in the instant case was specifically told to determine whether the opponents had presented sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of testamentary capacity. | 1 | 1 |
Commercial Bank v. Millergreen2 sentences1955In that case, the court approved the following instruction: “The jury are instructed that, under the law, each member of a partnership is the agent of the other members and that when created each partner has full power and authority to bind all the partners by his acts or contracts in relation to the business of the partnership, including the borrowing of money and the making and delivery of the notes of the partnership therefor; and as between the firm, and third persons dealing with them in good faith, it is of no consequence whether the partner is acting in good faith with his co-partners o 1955In that case, the court approved the following instruction: “The jury are instructed that, under the law, each member of a partnership is the agent of the other members and that when created each partner has full power and authority to bind all the partners by his acts or contracts in relation to the business of the partnership, including the borrowing of money and the making and delivery of the notes of the partnership therefor; and as between the firm, and third persons dealing with them in good faith, it is of no consequence whether the partner is acting in good faith with his co-partners o | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Rollins v. Commonwealth
green
2 sentences1992In Rollins v. Commonwealth, 207 Va. 575 , 151 S.E.2d 622 (1966), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 1026 (1967), the Court approved the following instruction: “[T]he jury is instructed that if the act which is alleged to be the result of an irresistible impulse was planned in advance, then, as a matter of law, such act cannot be said to be the product of an irresistible impulse.” Id. at 580, 151 S.E.2d at 625 . 1992In Rollins v. Commonwealth, 207 Va. 575 , 151 S.E.2d 622 (1966), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 1026 (1967), the Court approved the following instruction: “[T]he jury is instructed that if the act which is alleged to be the result of an irresistible impulse was planned in advance, then, as a matter of law, such act cannot be said to be the product of an irresistible impulse.” Id. at 580, 151 S.E.2d at 625 . | 1 | 1992–1992 |
Rollins v. Virginia
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1 sentence1992In Rollins v. Commonwealth, 207 Va. 575 , 151 S.E.2d 622 (1966), cert. denied, 386 U.S. 1026 (1967), the Court approved the following instruction: “[T]he jury is instructed that if the act which is alleged to be the result of an irresistible impulse was planned in advance, then, as a matter of law, such act cannot be said to be the product of an irresistible impulse.” Id. at 580, 151 S.E.2d at 625 . | 1 | 1992–1992 |
Turk v. Martin
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2 sentences1956In the opinion this Court approved the following instruction which had been refused. ( 118 Va. 107 ): “The jury are further instructed that should they believe from the evidence that the defendants committed the acts complained of in the declaration, and that said acts were committed wantonly and maliciously in order to illegally get possession of the premises described in the declaration, then the plaintiff is entitled to recover not only the determinable money loss which the evidence may show it sustained, but such exemplary and punitive damages as in their opinion are called for by the circ 1956In the opinion this Court approved the following instruction which had been refused. ( 118 Va. 107 ): “The jury are further instructed that should they believe from the evidence that the defendants committed the acts complained of in the declaration, and that said acts were committed wantonly and maliciously in order to illegally get possession of the premises described in the declaration, then the plaintiff is entitled to recover not only the determinable money loss which the evidence may show it sustained, but such exemplary and punitive damages as in their opinion are called for by the circ | 1 | 1956–1956 |
Noel & Co. v. Schuur
neutral
1 sentence1927In Noel & Co. v. Schuur, 140 Tenn. 245 , 204 S. W. 632 , the court approved the following instruction: “If the bailor, Schuur, shows by a preponderance of all the evidence that the goods were in good condition at the time they were delivered at the cold storage warehouse, but that when they were returned or withdrawn they were in a damaged condition from any cause not in herent in the goods themselves, at the time they were delivered to Noel & Co., then the bailor has made out a prima facie case, that is, a case sufficient for recovering unless rebutted or explained away by other evidence. | 1 | 1927–1927 |
Disbrow v. . Westchester Hardwood Co.
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2 sentences1922Disbrow v. Westchester Hardwood Co., 164 N. Y. 415 , 58 N. E. 519 . 1922Disbrow v. Westchester Hardwood Co., 164 N. Y. 415 , 58 N. E. 519 . | 1 | 1922–1922 |
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Baylor
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2 sentences1922Co. v. Baylor, 118 Va. 43 , 86 S. E. 847 , in which damages were claimed only for injury to standing timber, the court approved the following instruction: “The court instructs the jury that if they find for the plaintiff, then they shall assess his damages at an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the timber immediately before the fire and its market value immediately after the fire.” And in Jeffress v. Va. Ry. & Power Co., 127 Va. 732 , 104 S. E. 405 , this court stated the law thus: “If the plaintiff is entitled to recover at all, his compensation should be the money v 1922Co. v. Baylor, 118 Va. 43 , 86 S. E. 847 , in which damages were claimed only for injury to standing timber, the court approved the following instruction: “The court instructs the jury that if they find for the plaintiff, then they shall assess his damages at an amount equal to the difference between the market value of the timber immediately before the fire and its market value immediately after the fire.” And in Jeffress v. Va. Ry. & Power Co., 127 Va. 732 , 104 S. E. 405 , this court stated the law thus: “If the plaintiff is entitled to recover at all, his compensation should be the money v | 1 | 1922–1922 |
Rangeley's Adm'r v. Southern Railway Co.
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2 sentences1916Co., 95 Va. 715 , 30 S. E. 386 , the court approved the following instruction: “The court instructs the jury that though they may believe from the evidence that an ordinance of the city of Danville required the defendant to have a gate at the Oraghead street crossing, with a man in charge of the same, and to lower said gates whenever a train attempted to cross said street, and though they may believe from the evidence that the defendant company failed to provide said gatekeeper at the crossing' in question, or to have said gate lowered on the occasion of the accident, and though they may belie 1916Co., 95 Va. 715 , 30 S. E. 386 , the court approved the following instruction: “The court instructs the jury that though they may believe from the evidence that an ordinance of the city of Danville required the defendant to have a gate at the Oraghead street crossing, with a man in charge of the same, and to lower said gates whenever a train attempted to cross said street, and though they may believe from the evidence that the defendant company failed to provide said gatekeeper at the crossing' in question, or to have said gate lowered on the occasion of the accident, and though they may belie | 1 | 1916–1916 |
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.