CAREY v. FOSTER

Civ. A. No. 853.

221 F.Supp. 185 (1963)

Virginia F. CAREY, Plaintiff, v. Cecil R. FOSTER, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Newport News Division.

September 12, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Montgomery Knight, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for plaintiff.

Lewis H. Hall, Jr., Newport News, Va., for Foster.

L. S. Parsons, Jr., Norfolk, Va., for Royals.

E. Ralph James, Hampton, Va., for City of Hampton.


WALTER E. HOFFMAN, Chief Judge.

The narrow issue for consideration may be stated as follows:

Under Virginia law may a wife recover in an action, where her husband has been negligently injured by a third party, for loss to the wife of the services and companionship of the husband occasioned by the injuries?

As this action was originally maintained Richard J. Carey and Virginia F. Carey, husband and wife, filed a complaint to recover damages for their...

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