Legal Opinion
Whitley v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 3, 2000No. Record 992394PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal of a judgment entered in a wrongful death action, we consider whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the defendants on the grounds of collateral estoppel and sovereign immunity.
In March 1993, Mary L. Whitley, administrator of the estate of Joseph H. Jenkins, filed a motion for judgment against certain medical personnel (the individual defendants) at St. Brides Correctional Center (St. Brides) and against the Commonwealth. St. Brides is part of the Virginia Department of Corrections and is operated and maintained by the Commonwealth. Whitley alleged that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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