WALKE v. DALLAS, INC.


161 S.E.2d 722 (1968)

209 Va. 32

Rochell W. WALKE v. DALLAS, INC.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 10, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Palmer S. Rutherford, Jr., Norfolk (Rixey & Rixey, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Edward L. Breeden, III, Norfolk (Breeden, Howard & MacMillan, Norfolk, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON and HARRISON, JJ.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

The only question presented in this case is whether §§ 8-81.1 through 8-81.5, Title 8, Chapter 4.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1966 Cum.Supp., sometimes referred to as "the long arm statutes," may be applied retroactively.

On October 1, 1965, Rochell W. Walke, plaintiff, filed in the court below a motion for judgment against Dallas, Inc., of High Point, North Carolina, a foreign corporation, and Southern Railway Company, for damages...

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