Legal Opinion
Courtney v. Ross Stores, Inc.
Fairfax County Circuit Court
Decided May 1, 1998No. Case No. (Law) 162716PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge Kathleen H. MacKay
The Cotut is asked to decide on the viability of Count V in Plaintiffs (Courtney) Amended Motion for Judgment, Defendant (Ross Stores) having filed a Demurrer. Count V alleges the Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision of an employee of Ross Stores. Allegedly this employee inflicted harm on a customer in the nature of verbal abuse stemming from racial animosity.
Count V had appeared in Courtney’s original Motion for Judgment as Count VI and was amended because Judge Roush sustained a Demurrer with leave to amend.
As stated above, Courtney alleges three separate…
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