Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Neme
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 11, 1981No. Record 790651PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
The principal question raised by this appeal is whether a non-immigrant alien, excluded by federal law from the job market in this country, may recover wage losses as an element of damages ex delicto.
The plaintiff Juliet Neme, a citizen of Colombia, entered the United States in . 1970 under a temporary visitor-for-pleasure visa. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)B (1976). A non-immigrant alien in her status is forbidden by federal law to work during her stay here. 8 C.F.R. § 214.1(e) (1981). Although her visa expired August 26, 1971, she remained in the United States and accepted employment as a…
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