MEDIA GENERAL, INC. v. SMITH

Record No. 992609.

534 S.E.2d 733 (2000)

MEDIA GENERAL, INC. v. William F. SMITH, Jr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 15, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Smith (E. Ford Stephens; Margaret C. Lewis; Christian & Barton, on brief), Richmond, for appellant.

J.F. Hoen (Howard P. Smith; Stephen M. Smith, on brief), Hampton, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


LACY, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court properly dismissed a bill of complaint filed by Media General, Inc., pursuant to Code § 8.01-428(D), seeking to set aside a default judgment entered against it.

On August 28, 1995, William F. Smith, Jr., was injured when the vehicle he was driving collided with a vehicle driven by Gale A. Aldrich. In April 1997, Smith filed suit against Aldrich alleging that he was injured as a result...

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