Appeals Granted

Case

MICHAEL R. SHEBELSKIE, ET AL. v. LARRY E. BROWN
(Record Number 130503)

From

The Circuit Court of the City of Richmond, M. Spencer, Judge.

Counsel

Steven D. Benjamin and Betty Layne DesPortes (Benjamin & DesPortes, P.C.) for appellants.

James C. Cosby and Edward E. Nicholas, III (Vandeventer Black LLP) for appellee.

Assignment of Error

1. The circuit court erred in finding that "defendant's counsel" violated Code §8.01-271.1 based on an argument they did not make on Ms. Brown's behalf.

2. The circuit court erred in finding that "defendant's counsel" violated Code §8.01-271.1 because the actual argument they made on Ms. Brown's behalf was the result of a reasonable belief that the argument was warranted by existing law concerning contempt findings.

4. The circuit court erred in finding that Code §8.01-271.1 had been violated by a non-signatory attorney who only presented oral argument.

Date Granted

  6-26-2013