Legal Opinion

Giannini v. Crociata

Norfolk County Circuit Court

Decided December 12, 1980No. Case No. (Law) L-80-1205PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

By JUDGE JOHN W. WINSTON

Claiming that she was libelled per quod and per se by the contents of a letter dated May 12, 1980, Tula Giannini seeks compensatory and punitive damages from Francis Crociata, Russell Stanger, and Walter Noona. Each of these defendants has demurred and by that pleading seeks dismissal of the suit.

The letter was allegedly composed, published, and circulated by all of the defendants. It advised Mrs. Giannini that her contract (as a musician) with the Virginia Orchestra Group would not be automatically renewed for the 1980-81 season and that an audition would first be…

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