Prichard v. Battle

Decided November 24, 1941. Claude W. Eggleston wrote the opinion for the court.

178 Va. 455 · Cited 71 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.

• Commonwealth v. Ellett · 174 Va. 403
• Hawker v. New York · 170 U.S. 189
• Ex Parte Garland · 71 U.S. 333
• People Ex Rel. Karlin v. Culkin · 162 N.E. 487
• Commonwealth v. Funk · 186 A. 65
• Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Ass'n v. Drewry · 161 Va. 833
• Hannabass v. Ryan · 164 Va. 519
• Matter of Mandell v. Board of Regents · 164 N.E. 895
• Page v. Watson · 192 So. 205
• Law v. Commonwealth · 171 Va. 449
• Ex Parte Stephenson · 187 So. 461

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• Tench v. Commonwealth · 462 S.E.2d 922
• Deaner v. Commonwealth · 210 Va. 285
• Villa v. State · 456 A.2d 1229
• Harrell v. Scheidt · 92 S.E.2d 182
• Durfee v. Ress · 81 N.W.2d 148
• Thompson v. Edgar · 259 A.2d 27
• Ingram v. Commonwealth · 514 S.E.2d 792
• Joyner v. Matthews · 193 Va. 10
• Atkinson v. Parsekian · 179 A.2d 732
• Gillaspie v. Department of Public Safety · 259 S.W.2d 177
• Walton v. City of Roanoke · 204 Va. 678
• Joyner v. Garrett · 182 S.E.2d 553
• Smith v. City of Gainesville · 93 So. 2d 105
• Parker v. State Highway Department · 78 S.E.2d 382
• Thompson v. Thompson · 78 N.W.2d 395
• State v. Sinner · 207 N.W.2d 495
• Scott v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Joyner · 191 Va. 73
• Davison v. State · 313 S.W.2d 883
• People v. Thon · 746 N.E.2d 1225
• Butler v. Commonwealth · 189 Va. 411
• State v. Parker · 336 P.2d 318
• Snyder v. City of Alexandria · 870 F. Supp. 672
• Brame v. Commonwealth · 476 S.E.2d 177
• Anglin v. Joyner · 181 Va. 660
• Morad v. Wyoming Highway Department · 203 P.2d 954

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