Legal Opinion
Norfolk Southern Bus Corp. v. Virginia Dare Transp. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1947No. 5527PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
Two bus companies entered into a contract which gave rise to a claim and a counterclaim that form the subjects of this appeal. The validity of the contract is the' prime feature of the controversy since the plaintiff corporation contends that the contract is invalid and brings suit for services rendered on the basis of a quantum meruit, while the defendant asserts the validity of the contract and files a counterclaim-for its breach.
Prior to the execution of the contract, Virginia Dare Transportation Company was a carrier of freight by motor truck, operating under a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers' Ass'n v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Pennsylvania Water & Power Co. v. Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. Of Baltimore (Public Service Commission of Maryland, Intervener)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- V. L. Phillips & Co., Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mut. Cas. Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
- ABC Trading Co., Ltd. v. Westinghouse Electric Supply Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1974
- Virginia Dare Transportation Co. v. Norfolk Southern Bus Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Holyoke Street Railway Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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