Askew v. Collins
Annotate this CaseBrenda Collins filed a motion for judgment against Verbena Askew, a former circuit court judge, among others, alleging defamation, conspiracy and breach of contract. Collins settled with the other defendants, and the case proceeded to trial against Askew. The jury returned a verdict in Collins' favor on the defamation claim. Askew subsequently moved the trial court to set aside the verdict or to reduce it by the sums Collins had already received from the other defendants, arguing that a reduction was required by Va. Code Ann. 8.01-35.1.The trial court denied the motions, and Askew appealed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in refusing to set aside the jury's verdict or in refusing to apply section 8.01-35.1 to reduce the amount of the judgment.
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