JORDAN v. KOLLMAN

Record Nos. 041885, 041861.

612 S.E.2d 203 (2005)

269 Va. 569

Claude E. JORDAN, Sr. v. J. Chris KOLLMAN, III J. Chris Kollman, III v. Claude E. Jordan, Sr.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Broome Thorsen (Thorsen & Scher, on briefs), Richmond, for Claude E. Jordan, Sr.

Thomas E. Albro (R. Lee Livingston; Nathan J.D. Veldhuis; Tremblay & Smith, on brief), Charlottesville, for appellee in Record No. 041885.

Thomas E. Albro (R. Lee Livingston; Tremblay & Smith, on brief), Charlottesville, for appellant in Record No. 041861.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and COMPTON, S.J.


AGEE, Justice.

Claude E. Jordan, Sr., a resident of the City of Colonial Heights ("the City"), appeals from the judgment of the Chesterfield County Circuit Court which awarded compensatory and punitive damages against him for defamation of J. Chris Kollman, III, the City's former mayor. Kollman appeals the remittitur of the jury's award by the trial court. For the reasons set forth below, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court and enter final judgment on...

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