MORRIS v. HAMILTON

Record No. 801921.

302 S.E.2d 51 (1983)

Andrea T. MORRIS v. Marsha HAMILTON.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grover C. Wright, Jr., Virginia Beach, for appellant.

Robert H. Bennett, Virginia Beach, Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, Del., on brief, for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON and RUSSELL, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this appeal involving a bailment, we must decide what standard of care is imposed upon the bailee by the relationship.

There is no transcript of the evidence, and the facts are contained in a statement filed pursuant to Rule 5:9(c). Marsha Hamilton and Andrea Morris were guests at a dinner party attended by approximately 25 people. The party began about 7:00 p.m. and ended approximately 1:00 a.m. the following morning. Alcoholic beverages...

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