Legal Opinion
Doe v. Isaacs
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 17, 2003No. Record 021513PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE COMPTON
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The sole issue in these tort actions is whether the evidence supports a judgment for common law punitive damages.
On April 1, 1999, an automobile operated by plaintiff Allen Leonard Isaacs, in which his wife, plaintiff Maureen B. Isaacs, was a front-seat passenger, was struck from the rear in the City of Virginia Beach by an automobile operated by an unknown motorist.
Subsequently, the plaintiffs filed separate actions against defendant John Doe, seeking compensatory and punitive damages as the result of injuries sustained in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Huffman v. LoveSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Alfonso v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1999
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