Supreme Court of Virginia· 1/18/1965
Whitt v. Godwin
Citations
- 205 Va. 797
- 139 S.E.2d 841
- 1965 Va. LEXIS 136
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- holding that a contracting party who wrongfully prevents another party’s performance has breached the contract
- noting implied condition of every contract that one party will not prevent performance by other party
- where mother claimed hospital’s negligent treatment of her 27-year-old son caused her mental anguish, Court held damages too remote under Hinnant
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Judges: Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I'Anson, Carrico
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23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Condominium Services, Inc. v. FOASupreme Court of Virginia· 2011-04-21· cited 73×
- Galloway Corp. v. S.B. Ballard Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia· 1995-11-03· cited 53×
- Unnamed caseThird Circuit· 2000-03-30· cited 47×
- Moore Brothers Co v. Brown & Root IncFourth Circuit· 2000-03-30· cited 44×
- Rastek Constr. & Dev. Corp. v. Gen. Land Commercial Real Estate Co.Supreme Court of Virginia· 2017-11-30· cited 24×
- Zehler v. E. L. Bruce Co.Supreme Court of Virginia· 1968-04-22· cited 22×
- Matney v. WebsterWyoming Supreme Court· 1991-04-03· cited 8×
- LCS Homes, Inc. v. Driggs Building Systems, Inc. (In Re LCS Homes, Inc.)E.D. Virginia· 1989-07-25· cited 8×
- CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE v. Quail Run Assocs.Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 1984-01-23· cited 7×
- Adams v. MarchbanksSupreme Court of South Carolina· 1969-10-08· cited 7×
- Monday v. Oliver and DoeSupreme Court of Virginia· 1975-04-28· cited 5×
- Westbrook Foods, Ltd. v. Mears (In Re Westbrook Foods, Ltd.)E.D. Virginia· 1980-11-06· cited 4×
- Dominion Bank, N.A. v. MooreW.D. Virginia· 1988-07-22· cited 4×
- Hitachi Systems Corp. v. WebMethods, Inc.Virginia Circuit Court· 2002-05-07· cited 3×
- Signature Flight Support Corp. v. Landow Aviation Ltd. PartnershipE.D. Virginia· 2010-03-17· cited 2×
- O'Neill Bondholders Committee v. W. B. Johnson Properties, Inc. (In re O'Neill Enterprises, Inc.)E.D. Virginia· 1981-04-22· cited 2×
- Gray v. Atlantic Permanent Savings & Loan Ass'n (In re Gray)E.D. Virginia· 1985-05-29· cited 1×
- Siegel v. Cal. Self-Insureds' Sec. Fund (In re Circuit City Stores, Inc.)E.D. Virginia· 2018-08-27· cited 1×
- Kang v. RoofFairfax County Circuit Court· 1991-06-13· cited 1×
- Wells v. McMahonSupreme Court of Virginia· 1982-03-12
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