Legal Opinion
Lindeman v. Lesnick
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 2004No. Record 040385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR., Justice.
In this defamation case, the sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in failing to strike the evidence on the ground that the defamatory statements were made in the context of an absolute privilege.
BACKGROUND
Upon well-established appellate principles, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party in the trial court, who now is before us armed with a jury verdict approved by the trial court. The Gazette, Inc. v. Harris, 229 Va. 1 , 25, 325 S.E.2d 713 , 731 (1985). We will recite only those facts pertinent to our…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gazette, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Donohoe Construction Co. v. Mount Vernon AssociatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Penick v. RatcliffeCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1927
- Lockheed Information Management Systems Co. v. Maximus, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- Watt v. McKelvieSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Gibson v. Boy Scouts of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
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