Legal Opinion
Baumann v. Capozio
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 22, 2005No. Record 041908PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Chief Justice LEROY R. HASSELL, SR.
I
In this appeal, we consider whether parents waived their cause of action against an alleged tortfeasor for medical expenses they incurred on behalf of their minor child.
II
Craig E. Baumann and Carol R. Baumann are the parents of Tyler C. Baumann. Tyler, when he was 17 years of age, was injured during a fight with defendant, Allen Wayne Capozio. Craig Baumann and Carol Baumann, as next friends of Tyler, filed an amended motion for judgment in the circuit court. They alleged that Tyler incurred medical bills and other damages proximately caused by…
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