Legal Opinion
Laws v. Spain
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 24, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 233-69-RPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KELLAM, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this diversity action seeks contribution from defendants pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-627 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, as joint tortfeasors, as a result of the following facts:
On July 17, 1965, in Gloucester County, Virginia, an automobile operated by Ruby W. Laws (Laws), in which Henry C. White was riding as a passenger, was in collision with an automobile operated by Milton F. Spain (Spain), the alleged agent of Continental Can Company (Continental). White instituted suit in the Circuit Court of Gloucester County…
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