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BROWN v. BROWN

Record No. 810525.

309 S.E.2d 586 (1983)

Patricia Ann BROWN v. Kay J. BROWN, Administratrix, etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Miles Dumville, Norfolk (James A. Howard, Norfolk, Thomas & Sewell, P.C., Alexandria, Breeden, Howard & MacMillan, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellant.

Alan P. Owens, Norfolk (Anthony L. Montagna, Jr., Wiley G. Gary, Smith & Owens, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves the death of a shipyard worker on the navigable waters of the Commonwealth and presents a choice-of-law question with respect to the distribution of a fund paid in settlement of a wrongful death claim. Finding that the trial court erred in applying admiralty law to include the unadopted stepson of the decedent among the distributees of the fund, we reverse.

Edward Carol...

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