Ayres v. Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co.

Decided April 10, 1939. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

172 Va. 383 · Cited 77 times

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• Aronovitch v. Ayres · 169 Va. 308
• Yonker v. Williams · 169 Va. 294
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Justis · 168 Va. 158
• Dickey v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 195 A. 875

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