Legal Opinion
Maughs v. Porter
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 12, 1931PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, C. J.
The record discloses that to the plaintiff’s notice of motion *417for $461.00 the defendant filed a general demurrer, which was sustained. To that judgment plaintiff has been allowed a writ of error.
The motion is based upon these facts: The defendant inserted this advertisement in the “Daily Progress,” a newspaper published in Charlottesville, Virginia:
“New Model Ford Free.
“At the auction fifty (50) beautiful residence lots Fry’s Spring, Thursday, October 13th, 1:30, on time. Every white person over sixteen (16) years of age has an equal chance at the new Ford regardless of buying or bidding.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Glover v. MalloskaMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
- State v. DanzWashington Supreme Court · 1926
- Spooner's Adm'r v. Hilbish's Ex'orSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Swan v. Swan'sSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- Rountree v. IngleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1913
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Commonwealth v. WallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- State ex rel. Beck v. Fox Kansas Theatre Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Affiliated Enterprises, Inc. v. WallerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Cowie v. La Crosse Theaters Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
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