| Citation(s): | 239 Va. 218 (389 S.E.2d 670) |
| Case Name: | Bulala v. Boyd |
| Court: | Supreme Court of Va. |
| Record Number: | 890900 |
| Date of Decision: | March 2, 1990 |
| Appealed From: | Questions of law certified by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
| Outcome: | Questions answered variously (1st & 6th questions answered as set forth in opinion; 2d & 3d questions answered in the affirmative; 4th & 5th questions answered in the negative) |
| Opinion(s): | **Russell, J. in pt.; Compton, J. in pt.; diss. in pt., Russell, J., also Whiting, J. |
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| Notes: | "No brief or argument for appellant Commonwealth of Virginia"--Opinion.--**Clarification of opinions: "Justice Russell delivered Parts I, II, III, IV, VII, and VIII of the opinion of the Court. Justice Compton delivered Parts V and VI of the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Carrico and Justices Stephenson, Whiting, and Lacy join. Justice, with whom Senior Justice Poff joins, dissenting to Parts V and VI. Justice Whiting dissenting to Part VI in part"--Opinion. For related federal court cases, see Boyd v. Bulala, 647 F.Supp. 781 (W.D. Va. 1986); reconsideration denied, see 672 F.Supp. 915 (W.D. Va. 1987); judgment amended, see 678 F.Supp. 612 (W.D. Va. 1988); aff. in pt., rev. in pt., & question certified, see 877 F.2d 1191 (4th Cir. 1989); answer to certified question conformed to, see 905 F.2d 764 (4th Cir. 1990); on remand, see 751 F.Supp. 576 (W.D. Va. 1990). |