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· 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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