Legal Opinion
Spurlin, Administratrix v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 3, 1962No. Record 5480PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.
The plaintiff, Lola B. Spurlin, as administratrix of the estate of Dale Spurlin, brought this action for wrongful death against the defendants, H. Sabe Richardson and E. J. Richardson, Jr., individually and as partners trading as Richview Dairy, and Rudolph Rutherford, an employee of Richview Dairy. She alleged that the defendants were negligent in the parking of a tractor attached to a hay baler on a steep incline in a barnyard; that they knew children frequently played there; that the motor of the tractor was left running; that the brakes were defective and improperly set; that the wheels…
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