Bailes v. Sours

Decided March 7, 1986. Roscoe B. Stephenson Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

340 S.E.2d 824 · Cited 100 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Patrick v. Byerley · 325 S.E.2d 99
• Walker v. Brooks · 203 Va. 417
• James v. James · 334 S.E.2d 551
• Williams v. Williams · 192 Va. 787
• Surber v. Bridges · 159 Va. 329
• Judd v. Van Horn · 195 Va. 988
• Wilkerson v. Wilkerson · 214 Va. 395
• Gray v. Gray · 324 S.E.2d 677
• Forbes v. Haney · 204 Va. 712
• Hepler v. Hepler · 195 Va. 611
• Shortridge v. Deel · 299 S.E.2d 500
• Higgins v. Higgins · 205 Va. 324
• McEntire v. Redfearn · 217 Va. 313

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