Supreme Court of Virginia

The most-cited opinions of the Supreme Court of Virginia on UpLaw — 1,449 decisions from 1814–2018, each with its treatment history and the cases that cite it.

• Higginbotham v. Commonwealth 216 Va. 349 · cited by 341
• Commonwealth v. Hudson 265 Va. 505 · cited by 321
• Williams v. Com. 278 Va. 190 · cited by 229
• Vasquez v. Commonwealth 291 Va. 232 · cited by 221
• CaterCorp, Inc. v. Catering Concepts, Inc. 9 Va. Law Rep. 1421 · cited by 212
• Commonwealth v. Perkins (ORDER) 295 Va. 323 · cited by 203
• Bowman v. State Bank of Keysville 229 Va. 534 · cited by 200
• Parks v. Commonwealth 221 Va. 492 · cited by 191
• Slayton v. Parrigan 215 Va. 27 · cited by 190
• Filak v. George 267 Va. 612 · cited by 189
• Gerald, T. v. Commonwealth 295 Va. 469 · cited by 187
• Riner v. Com. 268 Va. 296 · cited by 186
• Tomko v. Michael's Plastering Co. 210 Va. 697 · cited by 181
• Fox v. Custis 5 Va. Law Rep. 507 · cited by 174
• Russo v. White 7 Va. Law Rep. 1253 · cited by 172
• James v. Jane 221 Va. 43 · cited by 172
• Womack v. Eldridge 215 Va. 338 · cited by 170
• Messina v. Burden 228 Va. 301 · cited by 163
• Ward's Equipment, Inc. v. New Holland North America, Inc. 254 Va. 379 · cited by 161
• Bolden v. Com. 275 Va. 144 · cited by 159
• Sensenbrenner v. Rust, Orling & Neale, Architects, Inc. 5 Va. Law Rep. 1040 · cited by 159
• Stamper v. Commonwealth 220 Va. 260 · cited by 153
• Coleman v. Commonwealth 226 Va. 31 · cited by 153
• Muhammad v. Com. 269 Va. 451 · cited by 150
• Chaves v. Johnson 230 Va. 112 · cited by 149
• Richmond Metropolitan Authority v. McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc. 256 Va. 553 · cited by 148
• Commonwealth v. White 293 Va. 411 · cited by 147
• Commonwealth v. Swann (ORDER) 290 Va. 194 · cited by 142
• Clay v. Commonwealth 262 Va. 253 · cited by 139
• Pijor v. Commonwealth 294 Va. 502 · cited by 136
• Spencer v. Commonwealth 6 Va. Law Rep. 2596 · cited by 133
• Bates v. Devers 214 Va. 667 · cited by 131
• Yarborough v. Commonwealth 217 Va. 971 · cited by 129
• Duggin v. Adams 4 Va. Law Rep. 820 · cited by 128
• Winn v. Aleda Const. Co., Inc. 227 Va. 304 · cited by 126
• Juniper v. Com. 271 Va. 362 · cited by 125
• Du v. Commonwealth 292 Va. 555 · cited by 125
• MacDougall v. Levick 294 Va. 283 · cited by 124
• Fun v. Virginia Military Institute 9 Va. Law Rep. 971 · cited by 124
• Fore v. Commonwealth 220 Va. 1007 · cited by 121
• Carwile v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. 196 Va. 1 · cited by 120
• Gazette, Inc. v. Harris 229 Va. 1 · cited by 119
• Kirkpatrick v. Commonwealth 211 Va. 269 · cited by 117
• Porter v. Com. 276 Va. 203 · cited by 117
• Morris v. Morris 6 Va. Law Rep. 756 · cited by 116
• Grattan v. Com. 278 Va. 602 · cited by 116
• Jay v. Com. 275 Va. 510 · cited by 116
• Massie v. Firmstone 134 Va. 450 · cited by 114
• Barr v. Town & Country Properties, Inc. 240 Va. 292 · cited by 114
• Frye v. Commonwealth 231 Va. 370 · cited by 113
• Miller v. Sevamp, Inc. 4 Va. Law Rep. 1309 · cited by 112
• Berry v. Klinger 225 Va. 201 · cited by 111
• Wilson v. Holyfield 227 Va. 184 · cited by 111
• Conyers v. MARTIAL ARTS WORLD OF RICHMOND 273 Va. 96 · cited by 111
• Stockton v. Commonwealth 227 Va. 124 · cited by 111
• Etheridge v. Medical Center Hospitals 5 Va. Law Rep. 1438 · cited by 109
• Mortarino v. Consultant Engineering Services, Inc. 251 Va. 289 · cited by 108
• Ames v. American National Bank 163 Va. 1 · cited by 107
• Kamlar Corp. v. Haley 224 Va. 699 · cited by 107
• Allen Realty Corp. v. Holbert 227 Va. 441 · cited by 106
• Sullivan v. Com. 280 Va. 672 · cited by 105
• LeVasseur v. Commonwealth 225 Va. 564 · cited by 104
• Landrum v. CHIPPENHAM AND JOHNSTON-WILLIS 282 Va. 346 · cited by 103
• Fox v. Deese 4 Va. Law Rep. 1248 · cited by 102
• Jackson v. Commonwealth 267 Va. 666 · cited by 101
• Morrison v. Bestler 6 Va. Law Rep. 1125 · cited by 101
• Philip Morris, Inc. v. Emerson 4 Va. Law Rep. 2568 · cited by 100
• Cheng v. Commonwealth 6 Va. Law Rep. 2538 · cited by 100
• Virginia Real Estate Commission v. Bias 226 Va. 264 · cited by 98
• Brown v. Lukhard 229 Va. 316 · cited by 97
• Evaluation Research Corp. v. Alequin 10 Va. Law Rep. 779 · cited by 97
• McCain v. Commonwealth 261 Va. 483 · cited by 92
• Powers v. Commonwealth 227 Va. 474 · cited by 92
• Turner v. Commonwealth 226 Va. 456 · cited by 90
• Smallwood v. Com. 278 Va. 625 · cited by 90
• Cox Cable Hampton Roads, Inc. v. City of Norfolk 8 Va. Law Rep. 1330 · cited by 90
• Hill v. Hill 227 Va. 569 · cited by 90
• Drew v. Commonwealth 230 Va. 471 · cited by 89
• Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. v. McReynolds 216 Va. 897 · cited by 89
• Townes v. Commonwealth 4 Va. Law Rep. 1119 · cited by 88
• Smith v. Commonwealth 219 Va. 455 · cited by 87
• Commercial Business Systems, Inc. v. BellSouth Services, Inc. 249 Va. 39 · cited by 86
• Naccash v. Burger 223 Va. 406 · cited by 86
• Inge v. Commonwealth 217 Va. 360 · cited by 85
• Commonwealth v. Taylor 256 Va. 514 · cited by 85
• County of Chesterfield v. Johnson 5 Va. Law Rep. 1545 · cited by 84
• Dowden v. Commonwealth 260 Va. 459 · cited by 84
• Yuzefovsky v. St. John's Wood Apartments 261 Va. 97 · cited by 83
• Simmons v. Miller 261 Va. 561 · cited by 83
• Essex v. Commonwealth 228 Va. 273 · cited by 82
• Satcher v. Commonwealth 9 Va. Law Rep. 225 · cited by 82
• Gray v. Commonwealth 233 Va. 313 · cited by 82
• Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Laburnum Construction Corp. 195 Va. 827 · cited by 82
• Barrett v. Commonwealth 231 Va. 102 · cited by 82
• Eaton v. Commonwealth 240 Va. 236 · cited by 81
• CARSON BY MEREDITH v. LeBlanc 9 Va. Law Rep. 908 · cited by 81
• Derr v. Commonwealth 8 Va. Law Rep. 1350 · cited by 81
• Delk v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. 259 Va. 125 · cited by 80
• Commonwealth v. Moseley 293 Va. 455 · cited by 80
• John G. Kolbe, Inc. v. Chromodern Chair Co. 211 Va. 736 · cited by 80
• Muhammad v. Com. 619 S.E.2d 16 · cited by 80
• Harris v. Kreutzer 271 Va. 188 · cited by 80
• Blake Const. Co., Inc. v. Alley 3 Va. Law Rep. 1868 · cited by 79
• Alston v. Com. 274 Va. 759 · cited by 79
• Fisher v. Commonwealth 5 Va. Law Rep. 1019 · cited by 78
• Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Skate America, Inc. 261 Va. 121 · cited by 78
• Weidman v. Babcock 7 Va. Law Rep. 1273 · cited by 77
• Feitig v. Chalkley 185 Va. 96 · cited by 77
• Hughes v. Moore 214 Va. 27 · cited by 76
• McGhee v. Com. 280 Va. 620 · cited by 76
• Commonwealth v. Jenkins 255 Va. 516 · cited by 76
• Hechler Chevrolet, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. 230 Va. 396 · cited by 76
• Epperly v. Commonwealth 224 Va. 214 · cited by 75
• Fitzgerald v. Commonwealth 223 Va. 615 · cited by 74
• Eagle, Star & British Dominions Insurance v. Heller 149 Va. 82 · cited by 74
• Temple v. Commonwealth 75 Va. 892 · cited by 74
• Perry v. Com. 280 Va. 572 · cited by 74
• Locke v. Johns-Manville Corp. 221 Va. 951 · cited by 73
• Lowe v. Richmond Dept. of Public Welfare 231 Va. 277 · cited by 73
• Rosillo v. Winters 4 Va. Law Rep. 2440 · cited by 73
• Whittaker v. Commonwealth 217 Va. 966 · cited by 73
• Schmidt v. Household Finance Corp., II 276 Va. 108 · cited by 72
• Goins v. Commonwealth 251 Va. 442 · cited by 72
• First Virginia Bank-Colonial v. Baker 225 Va. 72 · cited by 72
• Watkins v. Commonwealth 229 Va. 469 · cited by 71
• Com. v. McNeal 282 Va. 16 · cited by 71
• Oleyar v. Kerr, Trustee 217 Va. 88 · cited by 71
• Copenhaver v. Rogers 6 Va. Law Rep. 499 · cited by 71
• Walton v. Commonwealth 255 Va. 422 · cited by 70
• Prospect Development Co. v. Bershader 258 Va. 75 · cited by 70
• Maxwell v. Com. 275 Va. 437 · cited by 70
• Bradshaw v. Aronovitch 170 Va. 329 · cited by 70
• Shell Oil Co. v. Leftwich 212 Va. 715 · cited by 70
• Flippo v. F & L LAND CO. 7 Va. Law Rep. 1243 · cited by 70
• Colby v. Boyden 7 Va. Law Rep. 1368 · cited by 69
• Bowman v. Commonwealth 290 Va. 492 · cited by 69
• Commonwealth v. Bass 292 Va. 19 · cited by 69
• Mullins v. Richlands National Bank 7 Va. Law Rep. 2282 · cited by 69
• Coppola v. Commonwealth 220 Va. 243 · cited by 69
• Eure v. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. 263 Va. 624 · cited by 68
• Branch v. Virginia Employment Commission & Virginia Chemical Co. 219 Va. 609 · cited by 68
• Schneider v. Commonwealth 230 Va. 379 · cited by 68
• Jimenez v. Commonwealth 7 Va. Law Rep. 1657 · cited by 68
• Murphy v. Commonwealth 264 Va. 568 · cited by 67
• Floyd v. Commonwealth 219 Va. 575 · cited by 67
• Scott v. Commonwealth 292 Va. 380 · cited by 67
• Lockhart v. Commonwealth Education Systems Corp. 10 Va. Law Rep. 751 · cited by 67
• Justis v. Young 202 Va. 631 · cited by 66
• Fisher v. Commonwealth 228 Va. 296 · cited by 66
• Welding, Inc. v. Bland County Service Authority 261 Va. 218 · cited by 65
• Union Central Life Ins. v. Pollard 36 L.R.A. 271 · cited by 65
• Shiflet v. Eller 228 Va. 115 · cited by 65
• Webb v. Commonwealth 204 Va. 24 · cited by 65
• Bryant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance 205 Va. 897 · cited by 64
• Smoot v. Smoot 3 Va. Law Rep. 2690 · cited by 64
• Foreign Mission Board v. Wade 8 Va. Law Rep. 1000 · cited by 63
• Glazebrook v. Board of Supervisors 266 Va. 550 · cited by 63
• Boynton v. Kilgore 271 Va. 220 · cited by 63
• Wright v. Castles 3 Va. Law Rep. 945 · cited by 63
• West Alexandria Properties, Inc. v. First Virginia Mortgage & Real Estate Investment Trust 221 Va. 134 · cited by 63
• Potts v. Mathieson Alkali Works 165 Va. 196 · cited by 62
• Buchanan v. Doe 9 Va. Law Rep. 1446 · cited by 62
• Bass v. Commonwealth 259 Va. 470 · cited by 62
• Colby v. Boyden 400 S.E.2d 184 · cited by 61
• Ritter v. Commonwealth 210 Va. 732 · cited by 61
• Tomlin v. McKenzie 251 Va. 478 · cited by 61
• Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. O'NEAL 224 Va. 343 · cited by 61
• O'Dell v. Commonwealth 4 Va. Law Rep. 1651 · cited by 61
• Booth v. Robertson 5 Va. Law Rep. 867 · cited by 61
• Avent v. Com. 279 Va. 175 · cited by 60
• Haugen v. SHENANDOAH VALLEY SOCIAL SERVICES 274 Va. 27 · cited by 60
• Rowe v. Com. 277 Va. 495 · cited by 60
• Boggs v. Plybon 157 Va. 30 · cited by 60
• Buck v. Commonwealth 10 Va. Law Rep. 1269 · cited by 60
• Correll v. Commonwealth 3 Va. Law Rep. 1632 · cited by 60
• Griffin v. Shively 227 Va. 317 · cited by 59
• Garland v. Commonwealth 225 Va. 182 · cited by 59
• Beck v. Commonwealth 253 Va. 373 · cited by 59
• McGhee v. Commonwealth 219 Va. 560 · cited by 59
• Jenkins v. Commonwealth 9 Va. Law Rep. 480 · cited by 59
• Justus v. Commonwealth 220 Va. 971 · cited by 59
• Breeden v. Commonwealth 217 Va. 297 · cited by 59
• Commonwealth v. Brown 28 L.R.A. 110 · cited by 58
• Hoggard v. City of Richmond 172 Va. 145 · cited by 58
• Almy v. Grisham 273 Va. 68 · cited by 58
• TM Delmarva Power, L.L.C. v. NCP of Virginia, L.L.C. 263 Va. 116 · cited by 58
• Rook v. Rook 3 Va. Law Rep. 1944 · cited by 58
• Cable v. Commonwealth 8 Va. Law Rep. 2145 · cited by 58
• Caudill v. Wise Rambler, Inc. 210 Va. 11 · cited by 58
• Coe v. Commonwealth 231 Va. 83 · cited by 58
• Vasilion v. Vasilion 192 Va. 735 · cited by 57
• Jones v. Conwell 227 Va. 176 · cited by 57
• Swisher v. Swisher & Craun 223 Va. 499 · cited by 57
• Clagett v. Commonwealth 252 Va. 79 · cited by 57
• Gulf Reston, Inc. v. Rogers 215 Va. 155 · cited by 57
• Frazier v. City of Norfolk 4 Va. Law Rep. 1220 · cited by 57
• Armstrong v. Commonwealth 263 Va. 573 · cited by 57
• Horton v. Horton 254 Va. 111 · cited by 57
• Karnes v. Commonwealth 125 Va. 758 · cited by 57
• Viney v. Com. 269 Va. 296 · cited by 56