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Food Lion Inc. v. Melton
No. 941224Supreme Court of Virginia
941224 Food Lion Inc. v. Melton 06/09/1995 When an amendment to a response to a request for admissions is allowed by the trial court, the matters originally admitted are returned to the case as issues which mu…
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941224 Food Lion Inc. v. Melton 06/09/1995 When an amendment to a response to a request for admissions is allowed by the trial co…
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941224 Food Lion Inc. v. Melton 06/09/1995 When an amendment to a response to a request for admissions is allowed by the trial court, the matters originally admitted are returned to the case as issues which must be proved, but the trial court erred in barring introduction of the original responses as evidence of the propositions they support. Since the error affected the presentation of evidence on the counts of defamation, insulting words, false imprisonment, and negligence, the plaintiff is entitled to a new trial on all those counts.
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