· 11/26/1956
Worrie v. Boze
Citations
- 198 Va. 533
- 95 S.E.2d 192
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that separate causes of action existed because \[a]n essential element in the [current] case\ was \absent in the first\
- recognizing that contract rights are property rights
- “[T]he willful and unauthorized destruction of one’s business is ground for imposition of punitive damages against the wrongdoer.”
- “It is well settled that the right to performance of a contract and the right to reap profits therefrom are property rights which are entitled to protection in the courts.”
- loss of business profits treated as an injury to property under Virginia law
- “[I]t is well settled that the right to performance of a contract and the right to reap profits therefrom are property rights which are entitled to protection in the courts.”
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Judges: Buchanan, Eggleston, Hudgins, Miller, Spradey, Whitde
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