· 9/11/1964
Laing v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 205 Va. 511
- 137 S.E.2d 896
- 1964 Va. LEXIS 210
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “When one shows by his conduct a deliberate and studied effort to disobey a valid order of a court, he subjects himself to punishment for contempt.”
- \[T]he disobedience of a void order is not contempt.\
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Judges: I'Anson
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