Legal Opinion
Hayward v. Holiday Inns, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 3, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-3-NPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
Defendant Holiday Inns, Inc. has moved for summary judgment on the ground that it had no agency relationship with the other defendants which would subject it to vicarious liability in this case. As support for its argument, defendant relies upon a recent case of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Murphy v. Holiday Inns, Inc., 216 Va. 490, 219 S.E.2d 874 (1975).
Because jurisdiction in this case rests upon diversity of citizenship, state law governs here. Therefore, since Murphy explored the relationship between Holiday Inns, Inc. and its franchisees, it must…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wells v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Murphy v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Robert E. Matthews v. Ford Motor Company, a Delaware Corporation, Robert E. Matthews v. Kimnach Ford, Inc., a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Harry C. Gravely v. The Providence Partnership, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Elfriede Eitel v. W. Horace SchmidlappCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Fernander v. ThigpenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1982
- Mitchell v. Pearson EnterprisesUtah Supreme Court · 1985
- Obenshain v. HallidayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1980
- JTH Tax, Inc. v. H & R Block Eastern Tax Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
- Bond v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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