Morrissey v. Morrissey

CHARLES B. BLACKMAR, Senior Judge.

Plaintiff, Virginia Morrissey, was injured on December 7, 1991 while riding as a passenger in a car driven by her stepson, defendant, Timothy Morrissey. Virginia had raised Timothy from the time he was 3 1/2 years old, and he made his home with her. Timothy was not married. Both parties referred to Timothy as Virginia’s son and he is properly considered as a son for purposes of this case.

Virginia sued Timothy and the driver of the stopped car Timothy ran into, but she settled with the other driver before trial. The jury returned a verdict for the defen*717dant,…