Hereford v. Paytes

In this appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action for personal injuries against a decedent’s estate, we must determine whether the testimony of the surviving plaintiff was corroborated as required by Code § 8.01-397.

A collision occurred on Route 20 in Orange County, on January 1, 1980, between vehicles driven by Marguerite Hereford and by Norman Ray Paytes, Jr. Miss Hereford was killed and Mr. Paytes was seriously injured. Paytes brought an action for personal injuries against the administrator of the Hereford estate, who filed a counterclaim for wrongful death. At the conclusion…