Chaves v. Johnson

Decided September 6, 1985. Charles S. Russell wrote the opinion for the court.

335 S.E.2d 97 · Cited 279 times

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• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568
• Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc. · 42 N.Y.2d 369
• Imperial Ice Co. v. Rossier · 18 Cal. 2d 33
• Childress v. Abeles · 84 S.E.2d 176
• Allen Realty Corp. v. Holbert · 318 S.E.2d 592
• Pedersen v. City of Richmond · 254 S.E.2d 95
• Middlesex Concrete Products & Excavating Corp. v. Carteret Industrial Ass'n · 181 A.2d 774
• James v. Haymes · 160 Va. 253
• Bledsoe v. Watson · 30 Cal. App. 3d 105
• KMA, INC. v. City of Newport News · 323 S.E.2d 78
• Boulevard Electric Sales v. Webb · 428 A.2d 11
• Old Colony Donuts, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. · 368 F. Supp. 785
• Smith v. C. & S. NAT. BANK OF SC · 128 S.E.2d 112

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