HURDLE v. PRINZ

Record Nos. 760569 and 761095.

235 S.E.2d 354 (1977)

Gail D. HURDLE v. Warner PRINZ et al. Barbara J. FOELAK v. George MEIHM.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence G. Roman, Vienna (Joseph Semo, Roman, Davenport, Lechner, Seifman & Sando, Vienna, on brief), for plaintiff in error in 760569.

Griffin T. Garnett, III, John K. Coleman, Arlington (Norman F. Slenker, Garnett & Kostik, Slenker, Brandt, Jennings & O'Neal, Arlington, on brief), for defendants in error in 760569.

Wayne D. Berthelsen, Fairfax, for plaintiff in error in 761095.

Lowry J. Miller, Arlington (Miller, Miller, Patterson & Reese, Arlington, on brief), for defendant in error in 761095.

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


COMPTON, Justice.

For purpose of review we consolidated the appeals of these two tort actions, which were decided by different trial courts but present a common issue. In each case, the personal injury cause of action accrued while the plaintiff was a minor and before the operative date of the 1972 statute lowering the age of majority; we here examine the effect of that statute upon the time when the two-year statute of limitations applicable to both actions began...

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