Legal Opinion
Fountain v. Fountain
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 26, 1973No. Record 8238PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI’Anson, J.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether our decision in Surratt, Adm'r v. Thompson, 212 Va. 191, 183 S.E.2d 200, rendered on September 1, 1971, abolishing the inter-spousal immunity doctrine in actions for personal injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents, should be given retrospective or prospective effect.
Plaintiff, Eunice S. Fountain, sought damages against Spencer Fountain, her husband, and others, for personal injuries sustained on August 11, 1970, when an automobile driven by her husband, in which she was a passenger, collided with a car operated by another.
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