NASSER v. PARKER

Record No. 940758.

455 S.E.2d 502 (1995)

Michael J. NASSER, Sr., Administrator, etc. v. Charles E. PARKER, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Krebs, Fairfax (Kellogg, Krebs & Moran, on briefs), for appellant.

Brian N. Casey, Norfolk (John Franklin, III, Taylor & Walker, on brief), for appellee Charles E. Parker, M.D.

Richard J. Cromwell, Norfolk (F. Bradford Stillman, Charles G. Meyer, III, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, on brief), for appellees Hosp. Corp. of America and Virginia Psychiatric Co., Inc.

Present: All the Justices.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this case, the trial court sustained demurrers to an amended motion for judgment. The amended motion sought damages for wrongful death allegedly resulting from the failure of a psychiatrist and a psychiatric hospital to warn a victim of the release from the hospital of a former boyfriend who had threatened to kill her. Finding that the trial court did not err in sustaining the demurrers, we will affirm.

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