Bates v. Devers

Decided March 4, 1974. Richard Harding Poff wrote the opinion for the court.

214 Va. 667 · Cited 226 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.

• Eason v. Eason · 204 Va. 347
• Ward v. Charlton · 177 Va. 101
• Pickeral v. Federal Land Bank · 177 Va. 743
• Unemployment Compensation Commission v. Harvey · 179 Va. 202
• Feldman v. Rucker · 201 Va. 11
• Petrus v. Robbins · 196 Va. 322
• Ferebee v. Hungate · 63 S.E.2d 761
• Hagen v. Hagen · 205 Va. 791
• Deal v. C. E. Nix & Son, Inc. · 206 Va. 57
• Doummar v. Doummar · 210 Va. 189
• Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp. · 349 U.S. 322
• United States v. Memphis Cotton Oil Co. · 288 U.S. 62
• City of Portsmouth v. City of Chesapeake · 205 Va. 259

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