Title: Citizens Bank & Trust v. Crewe Factory Sales
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 970223
State: Virginia
Issuer: Virginia Supreme Court
Date: October 31, 1997

Citizens Bank & Trust v. Crewe Factory Sales 
 
254 Va. 355 (1997) 
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VIRGINIA: 
 
 
In the Supreme Court of Virginia held at the Supreme Court 
Building in the City of Richmond, on Friday, the 3rd day of October, 
1997. 
 
 
Citizens Bank & Trust Company,                       Appellant, 
 
 against     Record No. 970223 
             Circuit Court No. CL96-7 
 
Crewe Factory Sales Corp.,                           Appellee. 
 
 
 
 
 
Upon an appeal from a judgment rendered by the 
Circuit Court of Nottoway County on the 5th day of 
November, 1996. 
 
 
Upon consideration of the record, briefs, oral argument of 
counsel on the merits of the appeal, and written responses of 
counsel to the Court's query raising a procedural issue, the Court 
is of opinion that the appeal was improvidently awarded. 
 
Three days after entry of the judgment appealed from, 
appellant's counsel forwarded to appellee's counsel a check in the 
full amount of the judgment.  This check was sent voluntarily before 
any proceedings were instituted to execute on the judgment.  It was 
forwarded, according to appellant's opening brief, "in satisfaction 
of the trial court's judgment." 
 
Voluntary payment of a judgment deprives the payor of the right 
of appeal.  Carlucci v. Duck's Real Estate, Inc., 220 Va. 164, 166, 
257 S.E.2d 763, 765 (1979). 
 
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. 
 
This order shall be certified to the said circuit court and 
 
 
 
 
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shall be published in the Virginia Reports. 
 
                                       A Copy, 
 
                                           Teste: 
 
 
 
 
                                                  David B. Beach, 
                                                  Clerk