Smithey v. Sinclair Refining Co.

Decided November 27, 1961. Claude V. Spratley wrote the opinion for the court.

203 Va. 142 · Cited 83 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.

• Aronovitch v. Ayres · 169 Va. 308
• Simmons v. Boyd · 199 Va. 806
• Dinwiddie v. Hamilton · 201 Va. 348
• Braxton v. Flippo · 183 Va. 839
• Glass v. David Pender Grocery Co. · 174 Va. 196
• American Oil Co. v. Nicholas · 156 Va. 1
• Clark v. Parker · 161 Va. 480
• Butler v. Darden · 189 Va. 459
• C. D. Kenny Co. v. Solomon · 158 Va. 25

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