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Notes On Virginia Civil Procedure By W. Hamilton Bryson, Lewis T. Booker Jan 1979

Notes On Virginia Civil Procedure By W. Hamilton Bryson, Lewis T. Booker

University of Richmond Law Review

Although W. Hamilton Bryson modestly describes his Notes on Virginia Civil Procedure,the Michie Company, 1979, as "little more than an outline," he has in fact made a significant contribution to practical jurisprudence in his handbook on Virginia civil procedure. Mr. Bryson is a professor of law at the T. C. Williams School of Law of the University of Richmond and teaches Virginia Procedure there.


Interpleader In Virginia, Stephen E. Baril Jan 1979

Interpleader In Virginia, Stephen E. Baril

University of Richmond Law Review

Interpleader is a joinder device employed by a stakeholder (as the obligor is called) who does not know to which of several claimants he is or may be liable. It allows him to bring all of the claimants into a single proceeding, and to require them to litigate among themselves to determine who, if any, has a valid claim to the stake.


State Action And The Public Function Doctrine: Are There Really Public Functions?, William A. Diamond Jan 1979

State Action And The Public Function Doctrine: Are There Really Public Functions?, William A. Diamond

University of Richmond Law Review

FlaggBros., Inc., v. Brooks is the latest in a series of cases pertaining to the issue of state action. In that case, the Court decided that "dispute resolution" was not a public function such that the actions of a private party must adhere to constitutional standards. Mr. Justice Rehnquist, in delivering the opinion of the Court, added that, when considering such functions as education, police and fire protection, and tax collection: "We express no view as to the extent, if any, to which a city or State might be free to delegate to private parties the performance of such functions …


Book Reviews, Edward S. Graves, David L. Ross Jan 1979

Book Reviews, Edward S. Graves, David L. Ross

University of Richmond Law Review

These are book reviews from 1979.


University Of Richmond Law Review Table Of Contents Jan 1979

University Of Richmond Law Review Table Of Contents

University of Richmond Law Review

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