Legal Opinion
Hutchins v. Cecil
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided February 2, 1998No. Case No. C159257PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Dennis J. Smith
The Demurrer for this case was heard on Friday, December 5, 1997. The Court heard argument and took the matter under advisement.
I. Procedural History
Following an acquittal of criminal charges, Mr. Thomas Hutchins sued Mr. David Cecil and Mrs. Kelli Cecil for malicious prosecution. The Cecils counterclaimed against Hutchins. Count I of the Counterclaim, titled “Insulting Words Directed at Kelli A. Cecil,” alleges Hutchins called Mrs. Cecil a “bitch” in public. Mrs. Cecil claims the words were insulting, tended to violence and breaches of the peace, and she was insulted,…
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