Legal Opinion
Wortham v. Virginia Physicians, Inc.
Richmond County Circuit Court
Decided June 16, 1998No. Case No. LC-1353-3PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
By Judge T. j. Marrow
The parties came on the Motion in Limine to Exclude Photographs and Motion in Limine to Exclude Claims for Damages for Lost Income and Profits. Memoranda were received, and argument was heard. The underlying Motion for Judgment sounds in tort for wrongful death pursuant to Va. Code § 8.01-52.
The plaintiff seeks to introduce photographs depicting Beverly’s life before her terminal illness (Group I1), as well as depictions of her deterioration throughout the illness (Group II). Photographs depicting the decedent in her coffin and on her deathbed were ruled inadmissible at…
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- E. I. duPont deNemours & Co. v. Universal Moulded Products Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1950
- Cassady v. MartinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. Odle's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. WhitehurstSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Winfree v. JonesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
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