Myseros v. Sissler

A jury awarded the plaintiff, Dean R. Sissler, a verdict of $100,000 in the trial of his negligence action against the defendant, Stephen Myseros. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict, and we granted Myseros an appeal to decide whether Sissler’s purported damages are compensable under the rule of Hughes v. Moore, 214 Va. 27, 197 S.E.2d 214 (1973).

In Hughes, we held that “where the claim is for emotional disturbance and physical injury resulting therefrom, there may be recovery for negligent conduct . . . provided the injured party properly pleads and proves by clear and convincing…