1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 772 S.E.2d
  5. 772 S.E.2d 907 (2015)
 

DESETTI v. CHESTER

Record No. 141239.

772 S.E.2d 907 (2015)

Judy Gayle DESETTI v. Francis CHESTER, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 4, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Michael Lewis , Grafton ( Dean E. Lhospital , Charlottesville, Lewis & Lhospital, on briefs), for appellant.

Sabrina N. Chester , for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

In this appeal we determine whether a plaintiff sufficiently pled a claim for legal malpractice that occurred during the course of an attorney's representation of the plaintiff in a criminal matter.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

This appeal comes to us upon the circuit court sustaining a demurrer. "For purposes of evaluating a demurrer, a court assumes that all material facts, implied facts[,] and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases