Reports of Cases in the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, Volume 85D. Bottom, Superintendent of Public Print., 1890 - Law reports, digests, etc Some vols. also contain reports of cases in the General Court of Virginia. |
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acres action Adm'r administrator affirmed aforesaid agreement Alexander alleged amount answer Appeal from decree appellant appellees assigned bank Bank of Alexandria bill bond cause Cecil county chancery charge circuit court claim commissioner Commonwealth complainant contract county court court of equity creditors death debts deceased decedent decree of circuit deed of trust delivered the opinion demurrer depositions entitled equity evidence Ex'or executed executor fact filed Gratt Greever heirs held Henry county husband hustings court interest intestate James James Hannon John judge judgment jurisdiction jury land Leigh liable lien matter ment negligence overruled paid parties payment petition plaintiff in error possession principal purchase question Radford real estate record refused rendered Richmond rule Sandidge says Sewell Smyth county sold statute suit surety Syllabus-Statement Tate term testator therein thereof Thomas tion tract trial verdict wife witness writ Wytheville Yancey
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Page 90 - When parties have deliberately put their engagements into writing, in such terms as import a legal obligation, without any uncertainty as to the object or extent of such engagement, it is conclusively presumed that the whole engagement of the parties, and the extent and manner of their undertaking, was reduced to writing...
Page 801 - Whether the damage was occasioned entirely by the negligence or Improper conduct of the defendant; or (-) whether the plaintiff himself so far contributed to the misfortune by his own negligence or want of ordinary care and caution that but for such negligence or want of care and caution on his part the misfortune would not have happened.
Page 947 - Sidelights" means a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side...
Page 521 - The plaintiffs stated the ground on which they sought to recover in their first point, by which they asked the court to instruct the jury as follows: "If the jury believe...
Page 140 - CJ,18 delivered the opinion of the Court. It appears from the record, that...
Page 751 - The trust results from the original transaction at the time it takes place, and at no other time ; and it is founded on the actual payment of money, and on no other ground. It cannot be mingled or confounded with any subsequent dealings whatever.
Page 303 - As to each tract, the commissioners, after viewing the same, and hearing any proper evidence which is offered, shall ascertain what will be a just compensation to the person entitled thereto for so much thereof as is proposed to be taken, and for damage to the residue of the tract, beyond the peculiar benefits to be derived in respect to such residue from the work to be constructed...
Page 157 - No will shall be valid unless it be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction, in such manner as to make it manifest that the name is intended as a signature...
Page 640 - force" as applicable to assault and battery applies also to rape, and it must have been such as might reasonably be supposed sufficient to overcome resistance, taking into consideration the relative strength of the parties and other circumstances of the case.
Page 496 - It is no defence in a case of manslaughter that the death of the deceased was caused by the negligence of...