Legal Opinion
Carroll v. Sneed
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 8, 1971No. Record 7294PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
The question for decision is whether an illegitimate child can share in a recovery for the wrongful death of her father.
Hardy Sneed, Administrator of the estate of Roland E. Sneed, deceased, brought this action to recover for Sneed’s wrongful death resulting from an automobile accident. As a compromise settlement, the defendants paid $3,000 into court and were released from liability. Va, Code Ann. § 8-639 (1957).
Roland E. Sneed was survived by his illegitimate daughter, Cheryl Paulette Carroll, his parents and his brothers and sisters. Holding that Cheryl did not qualify as a beneficiary,…
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