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THARPE v. SAUNDERS

Record No. 120985.

737 S.E.2d 890 (2013)

285 Va. 476

Jeffrey W. THARPE, et al. v. J. Harman SAUNDERS, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 28, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Huntington Byrnes (Clement & Wheatley, Danville, on brief), for appellants.

John A. Conrad ( Abbigale B. Fredrick ; The Conrad Firm, Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN.

In this defamation case, Jeffrey W. Tharpe ("Tharpe") and Shearin Construction, Inc. ("Shearin"), appeal from the judgment of the circuit court sustaining the demurrer filed by J. Harman Saunders ("Saunders") and J. Harman Saunders Construction, Inc. ("Saunders Construction"). Because we find the circuit court erred in ruling that the alleged defamatory statement constituted an expression of opinion, we will reverse the...

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