Legal Opinion
Hampton Roads Sanitation District v. McDonnell
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 9, 1987No. Record 841240PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephenson, J.
This appeal presents questions relating to sovereign immunity, limitation of action, and sufficiency of the evidence to establish trespass and damages.
Jerry F. McDonnell sued Hampton Roads Sanitation District (Hampton Roads) in an action at law to recover a money judgment for damage to his land caused by Hampton Roads. In his motion for judgment, McDonnell alleged that Hampton Roads had discharged sewage and other pollutants onto his land. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of McDonnell for $100,000 as compensatory damages and $30,000 as punitive damages.The trial…
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