Legal Opinion
Moronese v. Scott
Petersburg County Circuit Court
Decided September 20, 2005No. Case No. CL04-462-00PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BY JUDGE W. ALLAN SHARRETT
The Court has been asked to rule on the Demurrer filed by the Defendant. In reviewing the matter, it appears that two questions present themselves:(1) Does Virginia law allow a Plaintiff to maintain claims of false imprisonment and negligence in the same suit?(2) Can a false imprisonment claim be maintained when the Defendant did not assist in physically arresting the Plaintiff and was in fact thousands of miles away?
I. Can False Imprisonment and Negligence Claims Be Pursued Simultaneously?
In Virginia, false imprisonment is “the direct restraint by one person of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Shakespeare v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. WicklineSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
- Food Lion, Inc. v. MeltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1995
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