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Gilmore v. Finn
No. 990779Supreme Court of Virginia
990779 Gilmore v. Finn 03/03/2000 Since, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in awarding sanctions pursuant to Code § 8.01-271.1 against the Governor and the Commonwealth for filing a l…
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990779 Gilmore v. Finn 03/03/2000 Since, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in awarding sanctions pursua…
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990779 Gilmore v. Finn 03/03/2000 Since, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in awarding sanctions pursuant to Code § 8.01-271.1 against the Governor and the Commonwealth for filing a lawsuit that allegedly was neither "well grounded in fact [nor] warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law," the judgment of the trial court is reversed and final judgment is entered in favor of the Governor and the Commonwealth.
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990779 Gilmore v. Finn 03/03/2000 Since, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in awarding sanctions pursuant to Code § 8.01-271.1 against the Governor and the Commonwealth for filing a lawsuit that allegedly was neither "well grounded in fact [nor] warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law," the judgment of the trial court is reversed and final judgment is entered in favor of the Governor and the Commonwealth.
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