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Your humble correspondent has learned a valuable lesson today. When drafting a missive for this space, do not assume that "Autosave" is on when the popup over the word "Save" says so . . . it isn't. Thus, having summarized three of the four published decisions handed down by the Court of Appeals yesterday and then needing to take a pause, the effort of the morning was gone. I shall try to recreate the undoubtedly brilliant prose that vanished in the ether. Stephen Moncrief

The Court of Appeals issued two published decisions today. In CB & PB Enterprises, LLC, et al v. Bryant McCants, the Court address as an issue of first impression the application of the Virginia Abandoned Vehicle Act, Code §§ 46.2-1200 to -1207, in an action for conversion of personal property. This opinion is a must read for any one who represents garages and other businesses that act as bailees of automobiles. McCants, who is apparently a private car dealer or at least bu

After taking a break on the first week of the year, the Court of Appeals of Virginia released 4 published opinions today and also granted a rehearing en banc. As the latter was a case summarized in this space last month with the observation that one might "[e]xpect a petition for rehearing en banc," lets start with Dilliraj Bista v. Commonwealth of Virginia. As indicated in the original post, the case was notable only for an issue of first impression interpreting the 2021 ame