WAGNER v. SHIRD

Record No. 981454.

514 S.E.2d 613 (1999)

257 Va. 584

Melissa Ann WAGNER v. Karen Denise SHIRD.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger T. Creager (John C. Shea; Homer C. Eliades; Marks & Harrison; Eliades & Eliades, on briefs), Hopewell, for appellant.

Carolyn C. Eaglin (Carolyn C. Eaglin & Associates, on brief), Alexandria, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


KINSER, Justice.

In this appeal, we address the finality of judgments under Rule 1:1 and determine whether the circuit court still had control over a final order at the time it modified that order. Because the court's 30-day suspension of its final order expired without entry of an order to extend the length of the stay, we conclude that the court no longer retained jurisdiction over this action when it entered an order of remittitur. Accordingly, we will reverse...

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