Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. v. Kaplan

Decided April 23, 1956. Lemuel F. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

198 Va. 67 · Cited 85 times

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• P. R. Smith Motor Sales, Inc. v. Lay · 173 Va. 117
• Quick v. Southern Churchman Co. · 171 Va. 403
• W. H. Applewhite Co. v. Etheridge · 187 S.E. 588
• Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. v. Walters · 53 S.E.2d 520
• Universal Credit Co. v. Taylor · 164 Va. 624
• C. I. T. Corp. v. W. J. Crosby & Co. · 175 Va. 16

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