Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Harris

Decided May 1, 1950. Archibald C. Buchanan wrote the opinion for the court.

190 Va. 966 · Cited 55 times

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• Norfolk v. Eley · 152 Va. 773
• Kiser v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America · 169 Va. 574
• Title Insurance v. Howell · 158 Va. 713
• Hoffman Specialty Co. v. Pelouze · 158 Va. 586
• Smith v. Turner · 178 Va. 172
• United Dentists, Inc. v. Commonwealth · 162 Va. 347
• Gary v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. · 37 Ga. App. 744
• Hoover v. J. P. Neff & Son, Inc. · 183 Va. 56
• McLean v. Commonwealth · 186 Va. 398
• Edgerton v. Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. · 187 Va. 642
• Seifert v. Arnold Bros. · 138 Cal. App. 324
• Rudlin v. Parker · 186 Va. 647

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• Artist v. Virginia International Terminals, Inc. · 679 F. Supp. 587
• Cederstrand v. Lutheran Brotherhood · 263 Minn. 520
• Elliott v. Shore Stop, Inc. · 384 S.E.2d 752
• Burks v. Webb, Administratrix · 199 Va. 296
• Velocity Express Mid-Atlantic, Inc. v. Hugen · 585 S.E.2d 557
• Walrod v. Matthews · 210 Va. 382
• Watson, Adm'x v. Virginia Elec., Etc., Co. · 199 Va. 570
• Frazier v. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · 574 F. Supp. 318
• Sartin v. Mazur · 375 S.E.2d 741
• City of Norfolk v. Kohler · 362 S.E.2d 894
• Sullivan v. Snap-On Tools Corp. · 708 F. Supp. 750
• McGreevy v. Racal-Dana Instruments, Inc. · 690 F. Supp. 468
• Sneed v. American Bank Stationary Co. · 764 F. Supp. 65
• Skeeter v. City of Norfolk · 681 F. Supp. 1149
• Albanese v. WCI Communities, Inc. · 530 F. Supp. 2d 752

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