Legal Opinion
Sayers v. Bullar
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 12, 1942No. Record No. 2578PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
The plaintiff in error, who was the plaintiff below, instituted his action by declaration against G. W. Bullar and Dixie Shumate to recover damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of certain explosions set off by them in *224the construction of a water pipe line for the State of Virginia. It was alleged that the explosions caused a valuable spring, located on plaintiff’s property, to cease to flow.
The defendants filed a special plea and a plea of the general issue. The special plea, in substance, sets forth that the acts complained of were done by the Commonwealth of Virginia through…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Poindexter v. GreenhowSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Cannon v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Mahone v. State Road CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
- Board of Public Works v. GanntSupreme Court of Virginia · 1882
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3Cited by53 opinions
- James v. JaneSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
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- Colby v. BoydenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
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- Lawhorne v. HarlanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
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