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Lucas v. Woody

No. 131064Supreme Court of Virginia

131064 Lucas v. Woody 04/17/2014 In a suit for personal injuries allegedly incurred during confinement in a city jail, the one-year statute of limitations in Code § 8.01-243.2 governing causes of action relate…

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131064 Lucas v. Woody 04/17/2014 In a suit for personal injuries allegedly incurred during confinement in a city jail, the one-ye…

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Supreme Court of Virginia
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October 4, 2026
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April 17, 2014
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131064 Lucas v. Woody 04/17/2014 In a suit for personal injuries allegedly incurred during confinement in a city jail, the one-year statute of limitations in Code § 8.01-243.2 governing causes of action related to conditions of confinement in a state or local correctional facility is applicable -- regardless of whether the plaintiff is still incarcerated when such action is filed. Thus, the circuit court did not err in finding that this plaintiff's state law claims, set forth in a complaint filed 16 months after her release from jail, were barred by that statute of limitations. Nor did the court abuse its discretion in refusing to grant leave for plaintiff to file a second amended complaint…

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