CITY OF RICHMOND v. HANES


122 S.E.2d 895 (1961)

203 Va. 102

CITY OF RICHMOND v. William E. HANES.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 27, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Eichner, Richmond (J. E. Drinard, Richmond, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

Frank C. Maloney, III, Richmond(George E. Allen, Wilbur C. Allen, Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond, on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

This case involves the question of whether the city of Richmond is entitled to share in a sum paid into court as damages for personal injuries suffered by William E. Hanes, the appellee.

Hanes had been in the employ of the city as a police officer for eighteen years. On May 1, 1959, while on duty directing traffic on one of the city streets, he was struck and seriously and permanently injured by an automobile being negligently operated by...

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