Hechler Chevrolet, Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

Decided November 27, 1985. Charles S. Russell wrote the opinion for the court.

337 S.E.2d 744 · Cited 139 times

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• Chaves v. Johnson · 335 S.E.2d 97
• Wright v. Commonwealth · 297 S.E.2d 711
• Lerner v. Gudelsky Co. · 334 S.E.2d 579
• Werth v. Fire Companies' Adjustment Bureau, Inc. · 160 Va. 845
• Bowman v. State Bank of Keysville · 331 S.E.2d 797
• Overseas Motors, Inc. v. Import Motors Limited, Inc. · 375 F. Supp. 499
• Smashum v. State · 403 S.E.2d 797

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