HASSELL, Justice.
In this appeal of a judgment approving a jury's verdict in a wrongful death action, we consider whether a child, adopted after the death of the decedent, but before the jury's verdict was entered, may recover damages as a statutory beneficiary under Code § 8.01-53.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Charlotte Elizabeth Dickerman, a 13-year-old, died from injuries she incurred in a one-vehicle accident in Shenandoah County. John L...
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