Hamrick v. Shifflett

By Judge John J. McGrath, Jr.

The Plaintiffs are mother, father, and their two children. All four of the Plaintiffs were in one car being operated by the first named Plaintiff when it was struck by a car being driven by the Defendant. All four of the Plaintiffs filed a single Motion for Judgment asking for a single award of $55,000.00 in damages.

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Drop Improperly Joined Plaintiffs. The Court has carefully considered the law on this matter. There appears to be no Virginia Supreme Court decisions directly on point. Many of die older cases…