Legal Opinion
Werth v. Fire Companies' Adjustment Bureau, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1933PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.
This case involves the applicability and incident construction of what is known as the anti-trust statute of Virginia.
The pertinent parts of the statute are as follows:
“Section 4722 (5). Definition of ‘person,’ ‘persons,’ ‘trust or monopoly’; a trust or monopoly unlawful and void.— Whereas, section one hundred and sixty-five of the Constitution of Virginia provides that the General Assembly shall enact laws preventing all trusts, combinations and monopolies inimical to the public welfare; therefore,
“Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, That the word ‘person’ or ‘persons,’ as…
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