Legal Opinion
Gibbs v. Hudson Properties, Inc.
Prince George County Circuit Court
Decided June 27, 2005No. Case No. 2003-36; Case No. CH2003-45PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BY JUDGE W. ALLAN SHARRETT
The Court has reviewed the memoranda submitted by each party, and the Court’s ruling is as follows.
1. There are presently two cases pending in different circuit courts which need to be consolidated. Counsel should provide for the transfer of the Hopewell case to Prince George County or for some disposition of the Hopewell matter.
2. This action is not barred by Va. Code § 8.01-421. The previous action was a criminal case involving the Commonwealth and Ms. Gibbs as parties. Hudson Properties was not a party to that cause. There was, thus, a *18lack of mutuality, “[a]…
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