Eaton v. Davis

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

176 Va. 330 · Cited 82 times

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• Audubon v. Shufeldt · 181 U.S. 575
• Golderos v. Golderos · 169 Va. 496
• Capell v. Capell · 164 Va. 45

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