Legal Opinion

Francis v. Nat'l Accrediting Comm'n of Career Arts & Sci., Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided February 23, 2017No. Record 160267PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN

**169 In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria erred in sustaining a demurrer to an amended complaint alleging a claim for wrongful termination under this Court's decision in Bowman v. State Bank of Keysville , 229 Va. 534 , 331 S.E.2d 797 (1985). For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes that the circuit court did not err in sustaining the demurrer. Thus the judgment dismissing this action with prejudice is affirmed.

BACKGROUND

Because this is an appeal from the circuit court's decision to sustain a demurrer to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bowman v. State Bank of KeysvilleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  2. Miller v. Sevamp, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  3. Harris v. KreutzerSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
  4. Lockhart v. Commonwealth Education Systems Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  5. Lawrence Chrysler Plymouth Corp. v. BrooksSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996

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