CHAVES v. JOHNSON

Record No. 821206.

335 S.E.2d 97 (1985)

Juan O. CHAVES v. H.C. JOHNSON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 6, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Glenn Goodpasture, Fredericksburg (Claude Rackley, Jr., Fredericksburg, on brief), for appellant.

Leland L. Baker, Jr., Fredericksburg, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


RUSSELL, Justice.

This is an action for damages based upon theories of defamation and tortious interference with contract rights. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiff on both theories. The trial court set the verdict aside and entered judgment for the defendant. We granted the plaintiff an appeal.

Juan O. Chaves is a licensed architect practicing in the Fredericksburg area. In September 1978, after soliciting bids from architects, the City of Fredericksburg...

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