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1994 SESSION

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HB 232 New trial for inadequate damages.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Additur. Authorizes the court in cases in which the damages awarded by the jury are inadequate as a matter of law to (i) order a new trial or (ii) require the defendant to pay more or undergo a new trial. Either party may appeal the additur if it is accepted under protest.

The bill is recommended by the Boyd-Graves Conference of the Virginia Bar Association.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/07/94  House: Committee substitute printed LD3401308 (HB232H1)  pdf
• 03/18/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)  pdf
• 04/20/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/17/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/17/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 4
• 02/07/94  House: Committee substitute printed LD3401308 (HB232H1)
• 02/07/94  House: Reported from C. J. with substitute (19-Y 3-N)
• 02/08/94  House: Read first time
• 02/09/94  House: Read second time
• 02/09/94  House: Committee substitute agreed to
• 02/09/94  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
• 02/10/94  House: Read third time and passed House (89-Y 8-N)
• 02/10/94  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 8-N)
• 02/10/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/11/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/02/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (9-Y 1-N)
• 03/03/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/94  Senate: Read third time
• 03/04/94  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/04/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/18/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB232ER)
• 03/24/94  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/11/94  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 807 (effective 7/1/94)
• 04/20/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0807)