Smith v. Chesterfield Meadows Shopping Center Associates, L.P.

By Judge William R. Shelton

On August 29,2000, the parties appeared by counsel before this Court on the plaintiffs’ Motion to Substitute Party Plaintiff and Motion to Amend the Bill of Complaint, and the defendants’ Motion for a Protective Order. The Court took all three matters under advisement. After reviewing the case file, the Code of Virginia, the applicable case law, and counsels’ memoranda, the Court rules as follows.

Facts

On June 24, 1998, A. Dale Smith and Richard M. Allen filed a Bill of Complaint against Chesterfield Meadows Shopping Center Associates, L.P., Ukrop’s Supermarkets,…