This page within Virginia Tort Case Law is a compilation of cases reported by the Virginia Supreme Court and summarized by Brien Roche dealing with the topic of Passengers. For more information on passenger issues see the pages on Wikipedia.
Passengers-Statutes
See Va. Code § 46.2-855 as to excessive passengers in front seat constituting reckless driving.
Passengers-Cases
1966 Laughorn v. Eanes, 207 Va. 584, 151 S.E.2d 378.
Defendant had infant on front seat. That infant was on front seat without being protected from falling was irrelevant.
1943 Bell v. Kenney, 181 Va. 24, 23 S.E.2d 781.
Four people were riding in front seat, including plaintiff. There was no evidence that position of plaintiff contributed to accident.
