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SURRATT v. THOMPSON

183 S.E.2d 200 (1971)

212 Va. 191

Foy Johnson SURRATT, admr., etc. v. Loman THOMPSON et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Carter, Danville (Carter & Wilson, Danville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Stuart B. Campbell, Jr., Wytheville, Edwin C. Stone, Radford (Campbell & Campbell, Wytheville, Dalton, Turk & Stone, Radford, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN and HARMAN, JJ.

GORDON, Justice.

In another case decided today, we abrogated the rule of parental immunity in automobile accident litigation. Smith v. Kauffman, Adm'r, 212 Va. 181, 183 S.E.2d 190. This appeal requires us to decide whether the rule of interspousal immunity deserves the same fate.

Cornelia Jane Surratt died as a result of a collision between an automobile...

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