ASKEW v. COLLINS

Record No. 110323.

722 S.E.2d 249 (2012)

283 Va. 482

Verbena ASKEW v. Brenda COLLINS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Steven Emmert (Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy, Virginia Beach, on briefs), for appellant.

Harris D. Butler, III ( Rebecca H. Royals ; Paul M. Falabella ; Butler Williams & Skilling, Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

Present: KINSER, C.J., LEMONS, GOODWYN, MILLETTE, McCLANAHAN, and POWELL, JJ., and LACY, S.JJ.


OPINION BY ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the Circuit Court of the City of Williamsburg and James City County erred when it: (1) refused to set aside the jury's verdict against Verbena Askew ("Askew"); and (2) refused to apply Code § 8.01-35.1 to reduce the amount of the judgment.

In 2004, Brenda Collins filed a motion for judgment against Verbena Askew, a former circuit court judge, The Daily Press, Inc., and a City of Hampton...

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