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JONES v. WILLIAMS

Record No. 091745.

701 S.E.2d 405 (2010)

Virginia S. JONES, Administratrix of the Estate of Paul Arbon Jones, Jr., Deceased v. Johnny WILLIAMS, an Infant, who sues by his Mother and Next Friend, Dosshandra Williams, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Rainsbury , Roanoke ( Carolyn P. Oast ; LeClair Ryan ; Oast Law Firm, on briefs), for appellant.

Andrew M. Sacks , Norfolk ( Preston Douglas ; Stanley E. Sacks , Norfolk; William F. O'Mara, Jr. ; Gurfein Douglas ; Sacks & Sacks, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice WILLIAM C. MIMS.

In this appeal, we consider whether Code § 8.01-397 required corroboration of the testimony of a non-party witness in favor of a prevailing plaintiff when the defendant was incapable of testifying.

I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW

On June 4, 2005, Dosshandra Williams ("Williams") gave birth to Johnny Williams ("Johnny") at DePaul Medical Center in the...

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