The latest news and cases from the Supreme Court of Virginia
">High court says no to shutting down state government Posted in Unpublished Orders on Jul 29th, 2011
Some motions don’t require a lot of legal analysis. On July 12, while his conviction for having what appeared to be a weapon of terrorism was on appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia, Mark Ryland Dowdy filed a pro se motion to abolish Virginia’s government. All kinds of legal theories for rejecting such a [...]
">Court sets aside earlier order on laches Posted in Unpublished Orders on Jul 29th, 2011
Never mind, the Supreme Court of Virginia said today in holding that it reversed a Smyth County circuit judge on a point that it shouldn’t have considered in the first place. The issue arose from a claim that an accountant had used undue influence to have a woman convey a home to him by deed [...]
">Caveat emptor lives Posted in Unpublished Orders on Jul 22nd, 2011
A Virginia Beach circuit judge ordered rescission of a contract to purchase a home after concluding that the seller had painted over mold to divert the buyers from making the inquiries a prudent person ought to make. The judge ordered $83,515 in restitution. The Supreme Court of Virginia reversed and entered final judgment today for [...]
">Twitter notice for writ panels Posted in Civil Cases, Criminal Cases on Jul 11th, 2011
You won’t find those Facebook and Twitter symbols on the Supreme Court of Virginia’s homepage that could be used to remind you of such events as the court’s writ panel sessions. Because the dockets are in flux until the last minute, they don’t go up until a day or two before the date of the [...]
