Legal Opinion
Surratt, Adm'r v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 1, 1971No. Record 7606PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
In another case decided today, we abrogated the rule of parental immunity in automobile accident litigation. Smith v. Kauffman, *192Admr, 212 Va. 181, 183 S.E.2d 190. This appeal requires us to decide whether the rule of interspousal immunity deserves the same fate.
Cornelia Jane Surratt died as a result of a collision between an automobile driven by her husband, in which she was riding, and an automobile driven by a third person. Her administrator brought this wrongful death action against h’er husband and the third person. We will deal first with the case against the husband.
The husband filed a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Immer v. RiskoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- State v. CulverSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1957
- Smith v. KauffmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1971
- Street v. Consumers Mining Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1946
- Worrell v. WorrellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Merenoff v. MerenoffSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- McMillan v. McMillanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Boblitz v. BoblitzCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- Lewis v. LewisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Williamson v. the Old Brogue, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1986
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