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Hill v. Nicodemus

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided February 5, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-0077-HPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, District Judge.

This action is currently before the court on the Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Based Upon the Decedent’s Wrongful Act, the plaintiff having predicated this pendent claim portion of the complaint on Virginia’s version of Lord Campbell’s Act. By this motion, the defendants ask the court to dismiss these state law wrongful death claims against them because the plaintiff’s decedent participated in an unlawful and immoral act by committing suicide, and thus the plaintiff may not recover for her wrongful death under applicable state law.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miller v. BennettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  2. Zysk v. ZyskSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
  3. Hyman v. GloverSupreme Court of Virginia · 1986
  4. Amusement Slides Corp. v. LehmannSupreme Court of Virginia · 1977
  5. State v. WillisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hill v. NicodemusCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  2. Hill v. NicodemusCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. Williamson v. City of Virginia Beach, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992
  4. Carter v. ShiresCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. Wackwitz v. RoyPrince William County Circuit Court · 1991

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