FORD MOTOR CO. v. JONES

Record No. 030008.

587 S.E.2d 579 (2003)

266 Va. 404

FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. Margaret JONES.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph K. Reid, III (Perry W. Miles, IV, Richmond; Brian P. Crosby; McGuire Woods; Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, on briefs), for appellant.

Bernard S. Cohen, Alexandria (Thomas J. Murray; Mary S. O'Neill; Robert T. Hall, Reston; Holly Parkhurst Essing; Murray & Murray; Hall, Sickels, Rostant, Frei & Kattenburg, on brief), Reston, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


Opinion by Chief Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.

In this appeal, we consider whether a plaintiff may take a voluntary nonsuit pursuant to Code § 8.01-380(A) after a judgment that confirmed a jury verdict had been reversed, and the case had been remanded to the circuit court for a new trial.

Plaintiff, Margaret Jones, initially filed her motion for judgment against Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Cherner Lincoln Mercury-Annandale, Inc. (Cherner Lincoln Mercury...

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