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CRONE v. RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS, INC.

Record Nos. 871406 through 871412.

384 S.E.2d 77 (1989)

James P. CRONE, II, et al. v. RICHMOND NEWSPAPERS, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 22, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Williamson, Jr. (Louis D. Snesil, James M. Minor, Emroch & Williamson, Minor & Associates, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

J. Edward Betts (Alexander Wellford, Craig T. Merritt, Lisa A. Davis, Christian, Barton, Epps, Brent & Chappell, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

PRESENT: All the Justices.

COMPTON, Justice.

In our first opportunity to address Virginia's Retail Franchising Act, Code §§ 13.1-557 to 13.1-574 (the Act), we consider whether a contract for distribution of newspapers from vending machines is a franchise protected under the Act so that damages may be recovered for cancellation of the contract allegedly without reasonable cause.

In 1987, the seven appellants, James P. Crone, II, Pearline F. Gillaspie, William H. Phillips, II...

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