State Court of Appeals / Va. Ct. App.

Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. v. Reeves

Decided February 4, 1986. Marvin Frederick Cole wrote the opinion for the court.

339 S.E.2d 570 · Cited 229 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.

Compensation of Harris v. SAIF Corp. · 642 P.2d 1147
Sargent Electric Co. v. Woodall · 323 S.E.2d 102
Slayton v. Parrigan · 215 Va. 27
Walker v. Mitchell · 299 S.E.2d 698
J. A. Foust Coal Co. v. Messer · 195 Va. 762
Penn v. Smyth · 188 Va. 367
J. A. Jones Construction Co. v. Martin · 198 Va. 370
McPeek v. P. W. & W. Coal Co. · 210 Va. 185
Bristol Builders Supply Co. v. McReynolds · 157 Va. 468
Pettus v. Peyton · 207 Va. 906
Baltimore v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 182 Va. 446
Walker v. Johnston · 312 U.S. 275

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