Lawhorne v. Harlan

Decided November 26, 1973. Alexander Harman wrote the opinion for the court.

214 Va. 405 · Cited 91 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.

• Crabbe v. School Board and Albrite · 209 Va. 356
• Sayers v. Bullar · 180 Va. 222
• Elder v. Holland · 208 Va. 15
• Kellam v. School Board of City of Norfolk · 117 S.E.2d 96
• Wynn v. Gandy · 170 Va. 590
• Berry v. Hamman · 203 Va. 596
• Rives v. Bolling · 180 Va. 124

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