The cases below are a compilation of cases from the Virginia Supreme Court summarized by Brien Roche dealing with the topic of Death Certificates and the related topic of wrongful death. For more information on wrongful death see the pages on Wikipedia.
Death Certificate-Statutes
See Va. Code § 32.1-263 et seq.
Death Certificate-Cases
1970 Edwards v. Jackson, 210 Va. 450, 171 S.E.2d 854.
Certificate of death not competent to show cause of death when doctor’s testimony was necessary so as not to confuse jury.
1966 Bailey v. Hunter, Inc., 207 Va. 123, 148 S.E.2d 826.
Death certificate not admissible to prove cause of death.