Carwile v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc.

Decided June 21, 1954. Lemuel F. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

196 Va. 1 · Cited 198 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.

• Guide Publishing Co. v. Futrell · 175 Va. 77
• Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 195 Va. 827
• M. Rosenberg & Sons, Inc. v. Craft · 182 Va. 512
• James v. Powell · 154 Va. 96
• James v. Haymes · 160 Va. 253
• High v. Supreme Lodge of the World · 7 N.W.2d 675
• Phillips v. Brinkley · 194 Va. 62
• Darnell v. Davis · 190 Va. 701
• Ellenburg v. McWhorter · 7 S.E.2d 68

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• Mills v. Kingsport Times-News · 475 F. Supp. 1005
• Abadian v. Lee · 117 F. Supp. 2d 481
• Leslie v. Nitz · 212 Va. 480
• Allen & Rocks, Inc. v. Dowell · 477 S.E.2d 741
• Fleming v. Moore · 275 S.E.2d 632
• Yeagle v. Collegiate Times · 497 S.E.2d 136
• Crawford v. UNITED STEELWORKERS, AFL-CIO · 335 S.E.2d 828
• Old Dominion Branch No. 496, National Ass'n of Letter Carriers v. Austin · 192 S.E.2d 737
• Wilder v. Johnson Pub. Co., Inc. · 551 F. Supp. 622
• Mann v. Heckler & Koch Defense, Inc. · 639 F. Supp. 2d 619
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• Gazette, Inc. v. Harris · 325 S.E.2d 713
• Freedlander v. Edens Broadcasting, Inc. · 734 F. Supp. 221
• Hatfill v. Foster · 401 F. Supp. 2d 320
• Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin · 418 U.S. 264
• Turner v. Lotts · 422 S.E.2d 765
• Klayman v. Segal · 783 A.2d 607
• Bull v. Logetronics, Inc. · 323 F. Supp. 115
• Jae-Woo Cha v. Korean Presbyterian Church · 553 S.E.2d 511

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