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SCALES v. LEWIS

Record No. 000959.

541 S.E.2d 899 (2001)

Edith S. SCALES, v. Allen N. LEWIS, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Hanson, Jr., (Emroch & Kilduff, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

James H. Revere, III, Newport News (Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee Allen N. Lewis, Jr.

Paulo E. Franco, Jr., Richmond (Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum, on brief), for appellees Dwayne E. Spann & Cal-Ark International, Inc.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ., and STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

STEPHENSON, Senior Justice.

In this appeal, we determine whether the trial court erred in granting (1) a plea of res judicata and collateral estoppel in favor of one defendant and (2) a plea of judicial estoppel in favor of two other defendants.

I

On August 13, 1998, Edith S. Scales filed an action against Allen N. Lewis, Jr., and also against Dwayne E. Spann and Cal-Ark International, Inc., Spann's employer (collectively, Spann). Scales sought recovery...

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