Williams v. Murry's Inc.

BY JUDGE JOHN C. MORRISON, JR.

The parties appeared before this court on a third-party defendant’s plea of res judicata and demurrer. After considering the pleadings, applicable case law and statutes, and the arguments and legal memoranda of counsel for the respective parties, the court overrules the plea and demurrer for the reasons set forth in this letter opinion.

In an earlier suit filed in Norfolk General District Court on April 16, 1997, the plaintiff, DeLouise Williams, charged Murry’s, Inc. (“Murry’s”) and Blueberry Confections, Inc. (“Blueberry”) with “breach of warranty under Virginia…