Legal Opinion
Fuste v. Riverside Healthcare Ass'n, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 10, 2003No. Record 020628PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kinser
In this appeal, the primary issue is whether alleged defamatory communications are statements of fact or expressions of opinion. Because we conclude that certain of the alleged statements contain provably false factual connotations while other alleged statements are dependent upon the speaker’s viewpoint, we will reverse, in part, and affirm, in part, the judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer.
MATERIAL FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The circuit court decided this case on a demurrer. Consequently, we recite the facts as alleged in the pleadings. McMillion v. Dryvit Systems, Inc., 262 Va.…
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