Legal Opinion
F.B.C. Stores, Inc. v. Duncan
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided August 30, 1973No. Record 8175PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
George Samuel Duncan (plaintiff) filed a motion for judgment against F.B.C. Stores, Inc. and Wine Cellars, Ltd. (defendants) and another (later dismissed as a party) seeking compensatory damages of $10,000.00 and punitive damages of $25,000.00 on account of slanderous or insulting words, false imprisonment, and assault and battery. The trial court ruled as a matter of law that there was no evidence to support the claim for punitive damages, and final judgment was entered June 30, 1972 on a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $10,000.00.
Defendants contend that, in refusing the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Giant of Virginia, Inc. v. PiggSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Wright v. EverettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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