Edmunds v. City of Newport News

By Judge Robert P. Frank

The court took this matter under advisement after a bench trial. Counsel presented evidence November 15,1996, and closing arguments were presented on December 9. For the reasons stated below, the court finds that Mr. Snow (assignor) equitably assigned to the plaintiff (assignee) the right to payment under the purchase orders at issue. Thereafter, the city violated the assignee’s right to payment and is liable for the amounts paid in contradiction to the assignment.

I. Legal and Equitable Assignments

The definition of assign is “to make or set over to another; to…