Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. Ellington

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

334 S.E.2d 846 · Cited 106 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.

• Gazette, Inc. v. Harris · 325 S.E.2d 713
• Fleming v. Moore · 275 S.E.2d 632
• Newspaper Publishing Corp. v. Burke · 216 Va. 800
• Preston v. Land · 255 S.E.2d 509
• Tasker v. Commonwealth · 202 Va. 1019
• Parr v. Commonwealth · 198 Va. 721
• Bell v. Commonwealth · 167 Va. 526
• Burford v. Commonwealth · 179 Va. 752
• Pike v. Eubank · 197 Va. 692
• Story v. Norfolk-Portsmouth Newspapers, Inc. · 202 Va. 588
• Taylor v. Grace · 166 Va. 138
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Hanes · 86 S.E.2d 122

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