Johnston-Willis, Ltd. v. Kenley

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that many issues concerning the propriety of agency actions and decisions are \more accurately described as mixed questions of law and fact\
• holding decisions by agencies on matters within their specialized competence are entitled to “special weight” in the courts
• finding that data regarding birth and fertility rates received from the Virginia Center for Health Statistics constituted “public statistics” upon which the Commissioner could rely even though the statistics were not part of the record
• noting that, “[i]f the issue [of law] falls outside the area generally entrusted to the agency and is one in which courts have a special competence, i.e. . . constitutional law, there is little reason for the judiciary to defer” to the agency” (internal quotations omitted)
• concluding procedural error was harmless
• “The sole determination as to factual issues is whether substantial evidence exists in the agency record to support the agency’s decision.”

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Cited by

179 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Alliance v. Com., Dept. of Environ. Quality
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2005-11-04· cited 82×
• Jackson v. W.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-05-05· cited 78×
• School Bd. of County of York v. Nicely
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-07-30· cited 77×
• Virginia Real Estate Board v. Clay
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-09-26· cited 76×
• Carter v. Gordon
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-08-04· cited 51×
• Sims Wholesale Co. v. Brown-Forman Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1996-04-19· cited 47×
• Last v. Virginia State Board of Medicine
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-07-28· cited 45×
• Turner v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-05-05· cited 39×
• Jones v. West
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2005-08-09· cited 33×
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Virginia State Water Control Board
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1992-10-20· cited 33×
• Doe v. Virginia Board of Dentistry
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2008-06-17· cited 28×
• Holtzman Oil Corp. v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-06-06· cited 27×
• Hilliards v. Jackson
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-11-10· cited 26×
• Avante at Lynchburg, Inc. v. Teefey
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1998-08-11· cited 25×
• Fralin v. Kozlowski
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-07-26· cited 25×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Virginia State Water Control Board v. Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2010-06-29· cited 24×
• Loudon Hospital Center v. Robert B. Stroude, M.D.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2007-10-09· cited 24×
• Tidewater Psychiatric Institute, Inc. v. Buttery
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-07-11· cited 24×
• Johnson v. Virginia Employment Com'n
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1989-07-25· cited 24×
• Avalon Assisted Living Facilities, Inc. v. Zager
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2002-12-31· cited 20×

Cites

15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-05· cited 12,026×
• United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1946-03-11· cited 586×
• Schmidt v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF NEWARK
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1952-05-05· cited 185×
• Virginia Real Estate Commission v. Bias
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1983-10-14· cited 181×
• Hi-Craft Clothing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Third Circuit· 1981-10-01· cited 106×
• Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission v. York Street Inn, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1979-08-30· cited 89×
• State Board of Health v. Godfrey
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1982-04-30· cited 73×
• Atkinson v. Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1985-11-06· cited 55×
• Roanoke Memorial Hospitals v. Kenley
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-01-06· cited 37×
• Bio-Medical Applications of Arlington, Inc. v. Kenley
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1987-07-07· cited 28×
• Skyline Swannanoa, Inc. v. Nelson County
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1947-10-13· cited 26×
• Merry Heart Nurs. & Conv. Home v. Dougherty
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1974-12-04· cited 24×
• Greater St. Louis Health Systems Agcy. v. Teasdale
  E.D. Missouri· 1980-06-30· cited 12×
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1934-04-11· cited 12×
• Kenley v. Waterway Estates, Ltd.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-09-02· cited 6×