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LAWRENCE v. CRAVEN TIRE COMPANY

169 S.E.2d 440 (1969)

210 Va. 138

William M. LAWRENCE, Administrator of the Estate of Baby Girl Lawrence, Deceased v. CRAVEN TIRE COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bankhead T. Davies, Arlington, Michael Nussbaum, Washington, D. C. (Leonard Braman, Harlan L. Weiss, Washington, D. C., Surrey, Karasik, Gould & Greene, Washington, D. C., on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert C. Coleburn, Arlington, A. Hugo Blankingship, Jr., Alexandria (Charles H. Duff, Arlington, Benjamin Margolin, Simmonds, Coleburn, Towner & Carman, Duff, Slenker & Brandt, Arlington, Boothe, Dudley, Koontz, Blankingship & Stump, Alexandria, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON and HARRISON, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

The question for decision in this case is whether an action will lie under Virginia law for the wrongful death of a stillborn child. The trial court held it would not, and accordingly sustained defendants' demurrers to plaintiff's motion for judgment and dismissed the action.

Plaintiff, William M. Lawrence, "administrator of the estate of Baby Girl Lawrence, deceased," brought an action against Craven Tire Company, a Virginia corporation...

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