State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Island Creek Coal Co. v. Breeding

Decided March 1, 1988. Marvin Frederick Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

365 S.E.2d 782 · Cited 75 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.

Dan River, Inc. v. Adkins · 3 Va. App. 320
Wood v. J. P. Stevens & Co. · 256 S.E.2d 692
Watkins v. Halco Engineering, Inc. · 300 S.E.2d 761
Frisbie v. Sunshine Mining Company · 457 P.2d 408
Jules Hairstylists, Inc. v. Galanes · 334 S.E.2d 592
Caudle-Hyatt, Inc. v. Mixon · 260 S.E.2d 193
Sizemore v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner · 159 W. Va. 100

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