Legal Opinion

Spiegelman v. Birch

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 14, 1963No. Record 5522PublishedCited by 13 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

Joshua W. Birch, seventy-three years old, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by Robert Spiegelman, seventeen years old. His administrator brought this action for damages against Spiegelman, who defended by his guardian ad litem. A jury returned a verdict of $10,000 for the plaintiff, upon which the court entered judgment and we granted the defendant a writ of error.

Defendant’s first contention here is that the court erred in overruling his motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s action for lack of legal service of process. The sheriff certified that on October 20, 1960, he served a copy…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Interstate Veneer Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
  2. Steele v. CrockerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
  3. Rhoades v. MeadowsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  4. Hamilton v. GlemmingSupreme Court of Virginia · 1948
  5. Danner v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1952

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Estate of Taylor v. Flair Property AssociatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  2. Phillips v. StewartSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
  3. Anderson v. WebbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
  4. Tyree v. LariewSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  5. Unger v. RackleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1964

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