TOWN & COUNTRY PROPERTIES, INC. v. RIGGINS

Record No. 940914.

457 S.E.2d 356 (1995)

TOWN & COUNTRY PROPERTIES, INC. v. R. John RIGGINS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie M. Alden (Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, on briefs), for appellant.

Barrie D. Berman (Fisher, Wayland, Cooper, Leader & Zaragoza, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

Code § 8.01-40(A) provides that if any person's name is used "for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade," without first obtaining the individual's written consent, such person may sue and recover damages from the person, firm, or corporation so using the name "for any injuries sustained by reason of such use." The main issue in this appeal is whether the statute is unconstitutional as...

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