Commonwealth v. Dodson

Decided October 14, 1940. Henry W. Holt wrote the opinion for the court.

176 Va. 281 · Cited 68 times

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• State v. Holder · 76 Miss. 158
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad · 199 U.S. 160
• Bengzon v. Secretary of Justice of Philippine Islands · 299 U.S. 410
• West Bros. Brick Co. v. City of Alexandria · 169 Va. 271
• State ex rel. Wisconsin Telephone Co. v. Henry · 218 Wis. 302
• State ex rel. Finnegan v. Dammann · 220 Wis. 143
• Fergus v. Russel · 270 Ill. 304

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