· 9/21/1990
Doe v. Dewhirst
Citations
- 396 S.E.2d 840
- 240 Va. 266
- 1990 Va. LEXIS 120
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The presumption of incapacity [for a ten-year-old infant] is overcome when the evidence shows that a reasonable person of like age, intelligence, and experience would understand the danger of his conduct under the same or similar circumstances.”
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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Stephenson, Russell, Whiting, Lacy, Cochran
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