Legal Opinion
Wackwitz v. Roy
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 5, 1992No. Record 911384PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stephenson
The principal question presented in this appeal is whether the decedent’s taking of his own life bars a recovery by his administrator as a matter of law.
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Marie Wackwitz, administrator of the estate of Bryon Henry Wackwitz, deceased (the plaintiff), filed a wrongful death action *62against Julia A. Roy, executrix of the estate of Gaston E. Roy, M.D., deceased, Gaston E. Roy, M.D., P.C., and Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William (Potomac Hospital) (collectively, the defendants) to recover damages for Bryon Henry Wackwitz’s death. On the defendants’ motion, the action was dismissed without…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
- Miller v. BennettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949
- Zysk v. ZyskSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
- Commonwealth v. MinkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Hannabass v. RyanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1935
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Molina v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2006
- Mitchem v. CountsSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
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