Legal Opinion
William E. Raftery, Sr. v. Katheryn Girvin Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1985No. 84-1052PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge.
In a diversity case brought by a New York citizen, William E. Raftery, Sr., against a Virginia citizen, Katheryn Girvin Scott, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia returned a verdict against the defendant of $40,000 in compensatory damages and $10,-000 in punitive damages.
The plaintiff and defendant had formerly been married to one another. During their seven year marriage one child, William E. *337Raftery, Jr., was born on July 4, 1974. In May 1977, while a divorce decree was pending, Scott, the former wife, left the state of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- James D. Cole v. Mary Franklin Carter Cole, Dale Padgett, J. H. PadgettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. KauffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
- Worrell v. WorrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Sylvia Wasserman v. Irwin WassermanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- MacKintosh v. CarterSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- McIntyre v. McIntyreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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