Swisher v. Swisher & Craun

Decided April 30, 1982. William Carrington Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

223 Va. 499 · Cited 144 times

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• Walton, Witten & Graham v. Miller's Administratrix · 109 Va. 210
• Sayre v. Shields · 209 Va. 409
• Pannell v. Fauber · 201 Va. 380
• Reagan v. Reagan · 215 Va. 222
• Monday v. Oliver and Doe · 215 Va. 748
• Farmer v. Valley Marine Center, Inc. · 206 Va. 737

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