Legal Opinion
Thurston Metals & Supply Co., Inc. v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 17, 1986No. Record 821852; Record 821995PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
These two appeals stem from a single suit brought to recover damages for the loss of an eye in a golfing accident. The principal issues before us involve a claim of no primary negligence and a plea of release.
John Timothy Taylor was severely injured in 1980 while playing golf at Wintergreen in Nelson County. He was struck in the face by a golf club which had been in the control of Malcolm G. Thurston, an employee of Thurston Metals & Supply Company, Inc. This tort action was filed by Taylor in 1981 against Thurston and the company.
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