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 Samaritans. For more information on samaritan see the pages on Wikipedia.
Samaritans Medical Malpractice-Statutes
See Va. Code § 8.01-225 as to exemption from liability of persons rendering emergency care.
Samaritans Medical Malpractice-Cases
1980 Penn v. Manns, 221 Va. 88, 267 S.E.2d 126.
Defendant was rushing plaintiff’s decedent to hospital when involved in accident. Good samaritan immunity not applicable.
