Wells v. Whitaker

Decided November 28, 1966. Lawrence W. I'Anson wrote the opinion for the court.

207 Va. 616 · Cited 63 times

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• Wiley N. Jackson Co. v. City of Norfolk · 197 Va. 62
• Schools v. Walker · 187 Va. 619
• Griffith v. Electrolux Corp. · 176 Va. 378
• Smith v. Grenadier · 127 S.E.2d 107
• Texas Co. v. Zeigler · 177 Va. 557
• G. L. Webster Co. v. Steelman · 172 Va. 342
• Attorney General of Utah v. Pomeroy · 73 P.2d 1277
• Barnes v. Graham Virginia Quarries, Inc. · 204 Va. 414
• Hawkins v. Beecham · 168 Va. 553
• Huffman v. Sorenson · 194 Va. 932
• Wilkins v. Sibley · 205 Va. 171
• Daugherty v. Hippchen · 175 Va. 62
• TE Ritter Corporation v. Rose · 107 S.E.2d 479
• Virginia Transit Company v. Simmons · 92 S.E.2d 291
• Jones v. Galleher & Co. · 187 Va. 602
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Hale · 206 Va. 840
• Oliver v. Cashin · 192 Va. 540
• Smith v. United States · 155 F. Supp. 605

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