DOE v. THOMAS

Record No. 811910.

318 S.E.2d 382 (1984)

John DOE v. Charles Randolph THOMAS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Stone, Jr., Martinsville (Stone & Worthy, Martinsville, on briefs), for appellant.

John D. Epperly, Martinsville (Broaddus, Epperly, Broaddus & Hankins, Martinsville, on brief), for appellee.

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


POFF, Justice.

On this appeal, the dispositive issue is whether the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence an extra-judicial statement under the spontaneous-declaration exception to the hearsay rule. The appellant, defendant below, also challenges the credibility of the evidence underlying the plaintiff's verdict.

Charles Randolph Thomas filed a motion for judgment against John Doe, an unknown motorist, seeking damages for personal...

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