THURSTON METALS & SUPPLY CO., INC. v. TAYLOR

Record Nos. 821852, 821995.

339 S.E.2d 538 (1986)

THURSTON METALS & SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. v. John Timothy TAYLOR. John Timothy TAYLOR v. THURSTON METALS & SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. Rosenberger, Jr., for Thurston Metals and Supply Co. appellant.

Robert E. Evans, Thomas L. Phillips (Kizer, Phillips & Petty, on brief), for John Timothy Taylor.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

These two appeals stem from a single suit brought to recover damages for the loss of an eye in a golfing accident. The principal issues before us involve a claim of no primary negligence and a plea of release.

John Timothy Taylor was severely injured in 1980 while playing golf at Wintergreen in Nelson County. He was struck in the face by a golf club which had been in the control of Malcolm G. Thurston, an employee of Thurston Metals &...

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