ERIE INS. EXCHANGE v. JONES

Record No. 860354.

372 S.E.2d 126 (1988)

ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE v. Jerald JONES.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 23, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell H. Roberts (Roberts & Ashby, Fredericksburg, on brief), for appellant.

R. Craig Jennings (Slenker, Brandt, Jennings & Johnston, Merrifield, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

Rule 4:12(c)1 provides that a trial court shall award attorney's fees and expenses to a party who is put to the necessity of proof by his opponent's failure to admit the truth of a matter when requested pursuant to Rule 4:11, unless the party failing to admit has reasonable ground to believe that he might prevail on the matter. In this case, the trial court awarded the appellee, Jerald Jones, attorney's fees of...

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