Legal Opinion
DeChene v. Smallwood
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 20, 1984No. Record 811210PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarrico, C.J.
In the trial court, Gerald Smallwood recovered three judgments totalling $7,025.00 against Michael DeChene, a Fairfax County police officer, for false imprisonment, assault and battery, and conversion of an automobile. Concluding that the judgments are erroneous, we reverse.
This controversy arose out of a minor traffic accident which occurred on March 29, 1979, when Smallwood’s automobile and another car collided on a Fairfax County highway. Officer DeChene was dispatched to investigate the accident. Finding the two vehicles locked together, DeChene radioed for a tow truck. In response, a tow…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Webster Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of NarcoticsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- White v. BarnesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
- Mrs. Cornelius Cuthbertson Hill v. W. A. Rowland and B. S. TreadawayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Yeatts v. MintonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970
3Cited by43 opinions
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- Jordan v. ShandsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1998
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