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Virginia Laws Affecting Churches - Restated, J. Rodney Johnson Jan 1982

Virginia Laws Affecting Churches - Restated, J. Rodney Johnson

University of Richmond Law Review

Twenty-five years ago, the late William T. Muse, then Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law, observed that although there was considerable law in Virginia relating to churches this law was widely scattered throughout the statutes and the cases. To remedy this state of affairs, Dean Muse wrote a concise but complete summary of these laws. In the quarter-century that has elapsed since Dean Muse's article was published, Virginia has adopted a new constitution, many church-related statutes have been enacted and a number of church-related cases have been decided, some of which have refined established principles and others …


"Working To The Contract" In Virginia: Legal Consequences Of Teachers Attempts To Limit Their Contractual Duties, Rebecca D. Bray Jan 1982

"Working To The Contract" In Virginia: Legal Consequences Of Teachers Attempts To Limit Their Contractual Duties, Rebecca D. Bray

University of Richmond Law Review

In 1980, there were 233,000 local government employees in Virginia. Of this number, 60,588 were public school teachers employed by local school boards for the 1980-81 school year. Characterized as both professionals and public employees, public school teachers not only "teach the children" but perform many other duties crucial to the efficient operation of the schools. These additional responsibilities are generally assigned by the teacher's immediate supervisor, usually the school principal, under authority granted by the local school board. Like other state and local government employees in Virginia, teachers have no power to collectively negotiate their contracutal duties' which they …


Legal Malpractice In Virginia: Tort Or Contract?, R. Paul Childress Jr. Jan 1982

Legal Malpractice In Virginia: Tort Or Contract?, R. Paul Childress Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

A client who attempts to recover from an attorney does so because the client feels that the attorney has acted negligently. The concepts of standard of care, negligence, and damages are usually associated with actions in tort. However, while an examination of applicable Virginia law reveals that concepts usually associated with tort apply to legal malpractice, the presence of elements of negligence does not always equal tort.