Legal Opinion
Woods v. Mendez
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 10, 2003No. Record 020466PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in sustaining the defendants’ demurrers on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for punitive damages either under Code § 8.01-44.5 or at common law.
On June 27, 1999, about 2:30 a.m., the plaintiff, Nichole Woods, was a passenger in a vehicle (the Woods vehicle) traveling north on Interstate Route 95 in Prince William County. The Woods vehicle slowed as it approached a vehicle (the Mendez vehicle) owned by Ernesto Mendez-Chavez and driven by his cousin, Armando V. Mendez.1 The Woods vehicle was unable to pass the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Booth v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
- Baker v. MarcusSupreme Court of Virginia · 1960
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- John v. Wong Shik ImSupreme Court of Virginia · 2002
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3Cited by65 opinions
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