Legal Opinion
Sam Finley, Inc. v. Waddell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1966No. Record 6298PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, J.
Carrie C. Waddell, Greek F. Vaught and Eleanor W. Vaught, the plaintiffs, brought this action against Sam Finley, Inc., and Holston River Quarry, Inc., the defendants, seeking to recover damages allegedly caused to the plaintiffs’ farm by “smoke, soot, dust, dirt, limestone, oil and other waste substances” emitted from a quarry and rock crushing plant operated by Holston and a bituminous concrete plant operated by Finley. The plaintiffs alleged that the damages were caused by nuisances created and maintained by the defendants.
The defendants filed demurrers which were overruled by the trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Epperson v. DeJarnetteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
- Southern Railway Co. v. McMenaminSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
- Heldt v. Elizabeth River Tunnel DistrictSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Tidewater Construction Corp. v. ManlySupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- G. L. Webster Co. v. SteelmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kenrose Mfg. Co., Inc., a New York Corporation v. Fred Whitaker Company, Inc. v. Kilodyne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Hampton Roads Sanitation District v. McDonnellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
- National Energy Corp. v. O'QUINNSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Pruitt v. Allied Chemical Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981
- Clark v. Asheville Contracting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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