Legal Opinion
Baird v. Dodson Bros. Exterminating Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 4, 1977No. Record 760374PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
S. Baron Baird, Jr., as plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment in the trial court against Dodson Brothers Exterminating Company, Incorporated (Dodson), defendant, seeking damages alleged to have resulted from Dodson’s breach of a contract to control certain wood-eating insects on Baird’s property. In a jury trial a verdict was returned for plaintiff in the amount of $8,640, which, upon defendant’s motion, was set aside by the trial court, and judgment was entered for the defendant on November 26, 1975.
The sole question on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Orkin Exterminating Co. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Lipscombe v. Security Insurance Co. of HartfordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
- Commonwealth v. McNeelySupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Alabama Terminix Company v. HowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- ORKIN EXT. COMPANY, INC. v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McKnight v. Hill & Hill Exterminators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- Galloway Corp. v. S.B. Ballard Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995
- Williams v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of ArlingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Fobbs v. Webb Building Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
- Oberbroeckling v. LyleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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