RF & P CORP. v. Little

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that “in all cases where attorney’s fees are recoverable pursuant to statute,” the fees sought must be reasonable
• noting that a party who “did not prevail on each theory he advanced in the trial court” could still “show that he substantially prevailed on the merits of the case” because it is “not [necessary] that he prevailed on every issue he raised”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Horton v. Horton
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1997-06-06· cited 118×
• W. S. Carnes, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1996-11-01· cited 90×
• Advanced Marine Enterprises, Inc. v. PRC Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1998-06-05· cited 82×
• Tuomala v. Regent University
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1996-11-01· cited 73×
• Lambert v. Sea Oats Condo. Ass'n, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2017-04-13· cited 45×
• Holmes v. LG Marion Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1999-11-05· cited 31×
• Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority v. Blake Construction Co.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2003-10-31· cited 30×
• Route Triple Seven Ltd. Partnership v. Total Hockey, Inc.
  E.D. Virginia· 2015-08-28· cited 27×
• Gannon v. Board of Regents
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2005-02-04· cited 24×
• Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. St. John
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2000-01-14· cited 23×
• Tazewell County School Board v. Brown
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2004-01-16· cited 21×
• Angstadt v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1997-09-12· cited 21×
• Hollowell v. Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2010-04-20· cited 19×
• Blake Construction Co. v. Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2003-10-31· cited 18×
• Signature Flight Support Corp. v. Landow Aviation Ltd. Partnership
  E.D. Virginia· 2010-07-30· cited 16×
• Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation v. Abateco Services, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 2000-09-26· cited 15×
• La Bella Dona Skin Care, Inc. v. Belle Femme Enters., LLC
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2017-10-26· cited 15×
• Christian v. STATE CORP. COM'N
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2011-11-04· cited 10×
• Cartwright v. Commonwealth Transportation Comm'r
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2005-06-09· cited 10×
• Hill v. Fairfax County School Bd.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2012-06-07· cited 9×

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Murdock
  Supreme Court· 1934-01-08· cited 721×
• Mullins v. Richlands National Bank
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1991-04-19· cited 119×
• Cheatle v. Rudd's Swimming Pool Supply Co.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1987-10-09· cited 108×
• Tazewell Oil Co. v. United Virginia Bank/Crestar Bank
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1992-01-10· cited 100×
• Bowers v. Westvaco Corp.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1992-06-05· cited 66×
• Hankins v. Town of Virginia Beach
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1944-05-01· cited 66×
• Bacon v. Bacon
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1986-12-02· cited 61×
• Seventh District Committee v. Gunter
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1971-10-11· cited 51×
• Morris v. Mosby
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-06-15· cited 46×
• Cheatham v. Gregory
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1984-03-09· cited 46×
• Burks v. Webb, Administratrix
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1957-09-06· cited 45×
• Snead v. Commonwealth
  Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1991-02-05· cited 39×
• Quantum Development Co., Inc. v. Luckett
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1991-09-20· cited 34×
• Nageotte v. Board of Supervisors of King George County
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1982-03-12· cited 29×
• Appalachian Power Co. v. Greater Lynchburg Transit Co.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1988-11-18· cited 24×
• Hale v. Washington County School Board
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1991-01-11· cited 13×