McGUIRE v. HOWARD


128 S.E.2d 281 (1962)

203 Va. 965

Linda McGUIRE, an Infant, etc. v. Sylvia Jean HOWARD. Roscoe C. McGUIRE, Jr. v. Sylvia Jean HOWARD.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal J. Patten, I. Leake Wornom, Jr., Newport News (Patten & Wornom, Newport News, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Daniel W. Wilkinson, Jr., Charles E. Ford, Newport News (Murray, Ford, West & Wilkinson, Newport News, on brief), for defendant in error.

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


BUCHANAN, Justice.

The question in these cases is whether the court below should have set aside the verdicts for the alleged misconduct of a juror.

Linda McGuire, thirteen years old, while riding a bicycle, was struck and injured by an automobile driven by the defendant, Sylvia Jean Howard. She brought this action for damages, by her father and next friend, against the defendant for her injuries, and her father brought his action against the defendant for...

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