Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority v. Laburnum Construction Corp.

Decided March 15, 1954. Kennon C. Whittle wrote the opinion for the court.

195 Va. 827 · Cited 122 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.

• Westover Court Corp. v. Eley · 185 Va. 718
• City of Richmond v. James · 170 Va. 553
• Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr · 309 U.S. 242
• Street v. Consumers Mining Corp. · 185 Va. 561
• Watson v. Daniel · 165 Va. 564
• Vance v. Maytag Sales Corp. · 159 Va. 373
• Fensom v. Rabb · 190 Va. 788
• Laburnum Construction Corp. v. Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 192 Va. 727
• WILCOX v. the Executors of Plummer · 29 U.S. 172

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