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Supreme Court of Virginia· 1/12/2007

Almy v. Grisham

Citations

  • 639 S.E.2d 182
  • 273 Va. 68
  • 2007 Va. LEXIS 24

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing this as the rule in a majority of states that have considered the issue
  • explaining that, even in the “absence of an objective definition of the term [‘outrageous,’ the court] must make this threshold assessment”
  • recognizing this as the rule in a majority of states that have considered the issue
  • reviewing legal sufficiency of plaintiff’s pleadings on appeal under the right-result-wrong-reason doctrine despite lower court having erroneously decided a demurrer on the merits
  • finding the plaintiff’s factual allegations, including that she had to seek professional counseling due to her depression resulting from the defendants’ actions, sufficient to survive a demurrer
  • “[I]n Virginia, a common law claim of civil conspiracy generally requires proof that the underlying tort was committed.”

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Judges: Barbara Milano Keenan

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