LASSITER v. WARINNER

Record No. 850264.

368 S.E.2d 258 (1988)

Melvin V. LASSITER, III v. David WARINNER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Herbig, Richmond, for appellant.

James W. Morris, III (John D. Epps, Browder, Russell, Morris & Butcher, P.C., Richmond, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this negligence action brought to recover damages for personal injuries, we consider whether the trial court erred in ruling that the rescue doctrine did not apply under the circumstances of this case.

Appellant Melvin V. Lassiter, III, filed this action against appellee David Warinner asserting that, while the plaintiff was attempting voluntarily to rescue the defendant from a position of peril, defendant negligently operated his automobile...

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