WRIGHT v. ORLOWSKI

Record No. 760892.

235 S.E.2d 349 (1977)

Joan E. WRIGHT et al. v. Thomas Walter ORLOWSKI et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Lustig, Norfolk (Campbell, Lustig & Hancock, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiffs in error.

John B. Preston, Virginia Beach (Donnell P. Davis, Virginia Beach, Charles A. McDuffie, Norfolk, William B. Smith, James A. Gorry, III, John F. Rixey, Preston, Preston, Wilson & Lambert, Furniss, Davis, Phelps & Rashkind, Guy, Cromwell, Betz, Smith & Dickerson, Broyles & Gorry, Virginia Beach, Rixey & Heilig, Norfolk, on briefs), for defendants in error.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


POFF, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final order sustaining pleas filed by defendants alleging that they were released by accord and satisfaction consummated by plaintiffs with certain joint tortfeasors acting through their insurers.

Edward R. Wright, a student at James Barry-Robinson Home for Boys, suffered multiple injuries which left him a quadriplegic. His injuries were sustained during a "hazing" incident when he was thrown from a classroom window...

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