McDERMOTT v. REYNOLDS

Record No. 992028.

530 S.E.2d 902 (2000)

260 Va. 98

Glenn McDERMOTT, M.D. v. William REYNOLDS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Taylor (Scialdone & Taylor, on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellant.

(J. Roger Griffin, Jr.; Christie & Kantor, on brief), Virginia Beach, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


KEENAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 8.01-220 bars a plaintiff's action against his former wife's paramour for intentional infliction of emotional distress, when the conduct alleged would support an action for alienation of affection, a cause of action specifically prohibited by the statute.

Glenn R. McDermott filed a motion for judgment against William Reynolds for intentional infliction of emotional distress based on Reynolds...

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