How minors may sue (§ 8.01-8)—Virginia Decoded

Any minor entitled to sue may do so by his next friend. Either or both parents may sue on behalf of a minor as his next friend.

History

Code 1950, § 8-87; 1977, c. 617; 1998, c. 402.

Court Decisions

Herndon v. ST. MARY'S HOSP. INC. (SCV, 10/31/03)
. . . KEENAN. . . .

Com., Dept. of Social Services v. Johnson (COA, 02/07/89)
. . . the name of Myron as his next friend. See Code § 8.01-8. In the second action, only after the . . .

Brown v. Ortho Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 11/22/94)
. . . sue may do so by his next friend." Va.Code § 8.01-8 (1950). . . .

Willis v. Mullett (SCV, 04/09/02)
. . . next friend under the *709 provisions of Code § 8.01-8. Willis notes that if the next friend, . . .

Coffey v. VA. BIRTH-RELATED NEUR. INJURY (COA, 01/29/02)
. . . in this Commonwealth are to the contrary. Code § 8.01-8 provides: . . .

Rivera v. Nedrich (SCV, 12/22/99)
. . . quot;next friend" in accordance with Code § 8.01-8. That section provides that "[a]ny minor . . .

Devin M. Coffey, An Infant v. VA Birth-Rel. Neurolo (COA, 01/29/02)
. . . this Commonwealth are to the contrary. . . .

Bacon v. City of Richmond (District Court, E.D. Virginia, 09/07/05)
. . . next friend. See Rule 17; see also Va Code Ann. § 8.01-8. . . .

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§ 8.01-8

How minors may sue

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