Metrocall of Delaware, Inc. v. Continental Cellular Corp.

In these appeals, we consider whether the trial court correctly decided that the present causes of action are barred by the prior settlement of litigation between these same parties or their privies.

This intrapartnership controversy stems from the establishment and operation of a cellular radio telecommunications system for mobile telephone, portable telephone and dispatch communication services in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth area. Initially, the dispute arose over the manner in which Norfolk Cellular Telephone Company (Norfolk Cellular), a Virginia general partnership, was being…