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ESTATE OF JAMES v. PEYTON

Record Nos. 081310, 081314.

674 S.E.2d 864 (2009)

ESTATE OF Robert Judson JAMES, Administrator, Edwin F. Gentry, Esq. v. Kenneth C. PEYTON. American Casualty Company of Reading, PA v. Kenneth C. Peyton.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Levine (Holley & Levine, on brief), for appellant Estate of Robert Judson James, Administrator, Edwin F. Gentry, Esq.

Dawn E. Boyce (Trichilo, Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, on briefs), Fairfax, for appellant American Casualty Co. of Reading, PA.

Leila H. Kilgore (Kilgore & Smith, on brief), Fredericksburg, for appellee.

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

In these consolidated interlocutory appeals arising from a personal injury action, we consider whether the circuit court erred in concluding that an amended motion for judgment properly names an administrator of an estate rather than the estate itself as a party defendant. Specifically, we consider whether the language "Estate of Robert Judson James, Administrator, Edwin F. Gentry, Esquire" names a proper party to the personal...

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