Bode v. Pearson

By JUDGE ROBERT W. DULING

This matter is before the Court on the defendant Commonwealth of Virginia’s Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court has before it the pleadings, the motions, and the letter memoranda of counsel.

Basically, the parties are in agreement as to the following factual matters.

1. Robert C. Bode, an attorney, was retained by James W. Pearson on or about January 10, 1977, to pursue recovery from the Commonwealth of Virginia, or others, for injuries sustained by Mr. Pearson on July 23, 1975, in his capacity as an employee of the Virginia Department of Corrections.

2. On two…