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PENDLETON v. NEWSOME

Record No. 141116.

772 S.E.2d 759 (2015)

Laura Mary-Beth PENDLETON v. Marcus J. NEWSOME, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 4, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Krudys , Richmond (Krudys Law Firm, on briefs), for appellant.

Julie A.C. Seyfarth , Assistant County Attorney, ( Jeffrey L. Mincks , County Attorney, Stylian P. Parthemos , Deputy County Attorney, on brief), for appellees Marcus J. Newsome, Shawn Smith, Tim Bullis, Ed Witthoefft, and Patricia Carpenter

John D. Gilbody , Assistant Attorney General ( Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, Rhodes B. Ritenour , Deputy Attorney General, on brief), for appellee Jody Enoch.

PRESENT: LEMONS, C.J., GOODWYN, MILLETTE and KELSEY, JJ., and RUSSELL and KOONTZ, S.JJ.

This appeal arises out of an action to recover damages for defamation in which the circuit court sustained a demurrer and dismissed the complaint without leave to amend. The dispositive question is whether the complaint sets forth facts that, if taken as true, are sufficient to support a cause of action...

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