18 Va. App. 469 - Eagleston v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
April 2000
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Rook v. Rook · Dunn v. Terry, Administratrix · 17 Va. App. 756 - Pigg v. Commonwealth · 12 Va. App. 1151 - Commonwealth v. Holtz · 11 Va. App. 44 - Commonwealth v. Knott
Most-quoted passages
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“Certain persons who are entitled to a guardian ad litem may waive that right. One who actually lacks capacity to waive the right cannot do so. However, one who is disabled only as a matter of law, such as a convict, can do so. An alcoholic is not per se civilly dead. He may freely execute contracts and deeds. Unless he actually lacks the capacity to do so, an alcoholic may waive the appointment of a guardian ad litem. Therefore, absent a showing of actual incapacity, a judgment against an alcoholic is voidable only, not subject to collateral attack.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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