Scott v. Simms

Decided January 10, 1949. Archibald C. Buchanan wrote the opinion for the court.

188 Va. 808 · Cited 55 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.

• Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. Kellogg · 94 U.S. 469
• Powell v. Virginian Railway Co. · 187 Va. 384
• Wyatt v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. · 158 Va. 470
• Morrison v. Medaglia · 287 Mass. 46
• Price v. Burton · 155 Va. 229
• Jefferson Hospital, Inc. v. Van Lear · 186 Va. 74
• Schools v. Walker · 187 Va. 619
• Edgerton v. Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. · 187 Va. 642
• Wallace v. Jones · 168 Va. 38
• Winsky v. Demandel · 266 P. 534
• Houston v. Strickland · 184 Va. 994
• Clay v. Bishop · 182 Va. 746
• Inai v. Ede · 42 Cal. App. 2d 521

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• Coles Ex Rel. Estate of Egan v. Jenkins · 34 F. Supp. 2d 381
• New Bay Shore Corp. v. Lewis · 193 Va. 400
• Domitz v. Springfield Bottlers, Inc. · 221 S.W.2d 831
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• Jenkins v. Payne · 465 S.E.2d 795
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• Delawder v. Commonwealth · 214 Va. 55
• Banks v. City of Richmond · 348 S.E.2d 280
• Saunders and Rittenhouse v. Bulluck · 208 Va. 551
• Lanier v. Johnson · 190 Va. 1
• Vought v. Jones · 205 Va. 719
• Richard C. Wagoner, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia · 63 Va. App. 229
• Barnette v. Dickens · 205 Va. 12
• Cox v. Mabe · 214 Va. 705
• Savage Truck Line, Inc. v. Traylor · 193 Va. 579
• North River Insurance Company v. Davis · 274 F. Supp. 146
• Moretz v. General Electric Company · 170 F. Supp. 698
• Danville & Western Railway Co. v. Chattin · 192 Va. 216
• Kirby v. Fulbright · 136 S.E.2d 652
• Thalhimer Bros. v. Buckner · 194 Va. 1011
• Thalhimer Bros. Inc. v. Buckner · 194 Va. 1011

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