Lee v. Spoden

PRESENT: Lemons, C.J., Goodwyn, Mims, McClanahan, Powell, and Kelsey, JJ., and Millette, S.J. PAUL LEE, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 141541 JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL September 17, 2015 LISA SPODEN FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY David S. Schell, Judge Paul Lee (“Lee”) and Strategic Health Care Company, Inc. (“SHC”) appeal the judgment of the trial court awarding Lisa Spoden (“Spoden”) $138,880.50. Specifically, Lee and SHC argue that Spoden’s claims were barred by the doctrine of res judicata, that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of a prior ruling related to the real…