State Supreme Court / Va.

Colby v. Boyden

Decided January 11, 1991. Elizabeth B. Lacy wrote the opinion for the court.

400 S.E.2d 184 · Cited 98 times

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Precedents cited

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.

Smith v. Lámar · 212 Va. 820
James v. Jane · 282 S.E.2d 864
Messina v. Burden · 321 S.E.2d 657
Pullen v. Nickens · 310 S.E.2d 452
Sayers v. Bullar · 180 Va. 222
White v. John Doe · 207 Va. 276
Frazier v. City of Norfolk · 362 S.E.2d 688
Lentz v. Morris · 372 S.E.2d 608
Hyman v. Glover · 348 S.E.2d 269
Virginia Transit Co. v. Tidd · 194 Va. 418
Meagher v. Johnson · 389 S.E.2d 310
Yates v. Potts · 210 Va. 636
Colby v. Boyden · 241 Va. 125

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