Legal Opinion
Carey v. Foster
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 12, 1963No. Civ. A. 853PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.
The narrow issue for consideration may be stated as follows:
Under Virginia law may a wife recover in an action, where her husband has been negligently injured by a third party, for loss to the wife of the services and companionship of the husband occasioned by the injuries?
As this action was originally maintained Richard J. Carey and Virginia F. Carey, husband and wife, filed a complaint to recover damages for their respective personal injuries, with each of said parties claiming loss of consortium as an element of damage. They were both injured on September 1,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hitaffer v. Argonne Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Novak v. Kansas City Transit, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Hinnant v. Tidewater Power Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Seagraves v. LeggWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Whittlesey v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Virginia F. Carey v. Cecil R. FosterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Benjamin v. Cleburne Truck & Body Sales, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1976
- Gainar v. SS Longview VictoryDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1964
- Pringle v. SloanNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1996
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