Legal Opinion
Porter v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 6, 1944No. Record No. 2822PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
The plaintiff in error, Cherry Porter, the widowed mother of Elizabeth Porter Kee, seeks a reversal of a judgment awarding Ernest Kee, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Porter Kee, $1,000, in an action instituted by the administrator against the Virginia Electric and Power Company on account of the wrongful death of Elizabeth Porter Kee,, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the Virginia Electric -and Power Company.
The action was brought under Code, sections 5786 and 5787 (Michie), and the judgment was granted under Code, sec. 5788 (Michie).
The court decided that the…
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