Legal Opinion

Mattox v. Jefferson Equities Corp.

Richmond County Circuit Court

Decided November 5, 1990No. Case No. LS 1996-2Published

1Opinion of the Court

By JUDGE ROBERT L. HARRIS, SR.

This case comes before the court on the demurrer of defendant, Jefferson Equities Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Jefferson." Defendant demurs to a three-count motion for judgment. The demurrer is overruled as to count one, defamation, and count two, insulting words. The demurrer is sustained as to the third count, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

A Motion for Judgment was filed by Brian Ray Mattox against his former employer, Jefferson. Mhttox was employed as a waiter at the Lemaire Restaurant of the Jefferson Sheraton Hotel. The…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. New York Central Railroad Company v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Great Coastal Express, Inc. v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  3. Fauver v. BellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
  4. Whalen v. Dean Steel Erection Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  5. Noy Haynes v. James H. Carr, Inc., and Pacific Lumber Inspection BureauCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970

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