Legal Opinion
Scott v. Nance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 28, 1960No. Record 5165PublishedCited by 10 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
Melvin R. Hamlett was killed on December 24, 1957, as a result of being struck by an automobile operated by Columbus Scott. Scott was indicted for the homicide, and, on March 14, 1959, convicted and sentenced to two years in the Virginia State Penitentiary. On December 23, 1958, one day before the expiration of a year after the death of Hamlett, J. C. Nance, administrator of the estate of the deceased, filed a motion for judgment against Scott, who was then incarcerated in the Virginia State Penitentiary. Service of notice of the motion was made upon the Superintendent of the Virginia State…
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