Brown v. Reed

Decided January 20, 1969. Albertis S. Harrison wrote the opinion for the court.

209 Va. 562 · Cited 59 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.

• Harless v. Flynn · 162 S.E.2d 47
• Conner v. Bragg · 203 Va. 204
• Reserve Life Insurance v. Hosey · 208 Va. 568
• Federal Insurance Co. v. Coram · 98 S.E.2d 214
• Bountiful Brick Co. v. Giles · 276 U.S. 154
• Williams v. South Carolina State Hospital · 140 S.E.2d 601

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