Legal Opinion
City of Chesapeake v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 2004No. Record 032974; Record 040002PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice G. STEVEN AGEE.
Helen Cunningham filed a thirteen-count motion for judgment against the City of Chesapeake ("the City") alleging that her August 30, 1998, miscarriage was caused by toxic water supplied by the City. Counts I through IX of the motion for judgment allege breach of contract, breach of warranty, battery, negligence, nuisance, trespass and violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Claims X through XIII allege claims of fraud. Cunningham claimed compensatory damages of $5,000,000 and punitive damages of $1,000,000. 1 In response, the City entered special…
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