Legal Opinion
Walton v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 1948No. Record No. 3334PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
*277The plaintiff in error, W. J. Walton, was tried upon a criminal warrant in which he was charged with a violation of Chapter 72 of the Code of Virginia, 1942 (Michie), (secs. 1715 to 1736, inc.), which treats of embalming and funeral directing. The case was heard by the judge without the intervention of a jury and Walton was found guilty “as charged in plaintiff’s warrant”, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $50.00.
The original warrant in the case charged that “W. J. Walton, in said county, did on the 25th day of November, 1946, unlawfully remove and prepare for burial the body of Ella…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nippert v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- People v. . RingeNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Lewellyn v. Pittsburgh, B. & L. E. R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1915
- Prata Undertaking Co. v. State Board of Embalming & Funeral DirectingSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1936
- Derrick v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Quesenberry v. EstepWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1956
- Brooks v. State Board of Funeral Directors & EmbalmersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
- State v. LindseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Young v. Town of ViennaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Guardian Plans Inc. v. TeagueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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