SMITH v. LITTEN

No. 980250.

507 S.E.2d 77 (1998)

Joan Irvine SMITH v. LITTEN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Pearson (Pearson & Pearson, on brief), Warrenton, for appellant.

R. Mark Dare (Anne M. Fraser; Hazel & Thomas, on brief), Falls Church, for appellee.

PRESENT: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.


POFF, Senior Justice.

As defined by the employer named in an employee's suit claiming damages for employment termination based upon age discrimination, the issue on appeal is whether the trial court "erred in allowing the stipulation into evidence of the defendant's net worth of $50,000,000.00 when there was no evidence of willful or wanton conduct or a conscious disregard of the plaintiff's rights". The underlying question is whether the evidence was sufficient to...

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