Legal Opinion

Carroll v. Richardson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 3, 1959No. Record 4969PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.

We granted Dr. George J. Carroll a writ of error to a judgment entered against him by the Circuit Court of the City of Suffolk on the 11th day of June, 1958, in a motion for judgment wherein Roy Robertson Richardson, an infant seventeen years of age, sued by his father and next friend.

The motion for judgment alleged that Dr. Carroll, a medical doctor, by and through his servant and employee, had been negligent in performing a routine blood test on young Richardson, immediately after which Richardson fainted and fell to the floor, causing the injuries complained of.

The action was first brought…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ewing v. GoodeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
  2. Hunter v. BurroughsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
  3. Interstate Veneer Co. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
  4. Fox v. MasonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
  5. Alexander v. HillSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Weldon A. Price v. Susanne Neyland, as Next Friend of Michele Marie Neyland, an Infant, and Herbert NeylandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
  2. Estate of Taylor v. Flair Property AssociatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  3. Spiegelman v. BirchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
  4. McKenzie v. FrancisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973

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