State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Bateman

Decided July 21, 1987. Marvin Frederick Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

359 S.E.2d 98 · Cited 184 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.

Pocahontas Fuel Co. v. Agee · 201 Va. 678
Pocahontas Fuel Co. v. Barbour · 201 Va. 682
Big D Quality Homebuilders v. Hamilton · 322 S.E.2d 839
Brown v. Industrial Commission · 96 Ill. 2d 228
Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. v. Reeves · 339 S.E.2d 570
Matter of Jordan v. . Decorative Co. · 130 N.E. 634
J. A. Foust Coal Co. v. Messer · 195 Va. 762
Virginia Oak Flooring Co. v. Chrisley · 195 Va. 850
J. A. Jones Construction Co. v. Martin · 198 Va. 370
Churchill v. City of Albuquerque · 347 P.2d 752
Pelchat v. Portland Box Co. · 153 A.2d 615
National Linen Service v. McGuinn · 3 Va. App. 73
Jacobsky v. C. D'Alfonso & Sons, Inc. · 358 A.2d 511
Comparetto v. Diaz Corp. · 431 A.2d 1326

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