Legal Opinion
Scales v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 2, 2001No. Record 000959PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE STEPHENSON
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we determine whether the trial court erred in granting (1) a plea of res judicata and collateral estoppel in favor of one defendant and (2) a plea of judicial estoppel in favor of two other defendants.
I
On August 13, 1998, Edith S. Scales filed an action against Allen N. Lewis, Jr., and also against Dwayne E. Spann and Cal-Ark International, Inc., Spann’s employer (collectively, Spann). Scales sought recovery for damages for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision that occurred on April 10, 1997. Lewis…
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- Feldman v. RuckerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1959
- Bernau v. NealonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
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