Williams v. Condit

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred by granting the defendant’s motion to strike the plaintiff’s evidence on the basis that the plaintiff failed to present corroborating testimony as required by Code § 8.01-397, commonly referred to as the dead man’s statute.

Plaintiff, Kathleen Moriarty Williams, filed her motion for judgment in the circuit court against Katharina Condit, personal representative of the estate of Ross R. Condit, Jr. Plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries that she allegedly sustained as a result of an automobile accident that was purportedly…