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· 4/17/1998

Jordan v. Shands

Citations

  • 500 S.E.2d 215
  • 255 Va. 492
  • 1998 Va. LEXIS 57

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding when plaintiff brought a defamation action against police officer for statements made in connection with her wrongful arrest, cause of action accrued on the date of the alleged defamation rather than the date on which the charges against her were dismissed
  • dismissing intentional infliction of emotional distress claim when “the plaintiffs allegations [were] merely conclusional”
  • plaintiff’s defamation claim barred by one-year statute of limitations

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Judges: Hassell

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