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5 Va. Cir. 65

Ferguson v. Ford

Lynchburg County Circuit Court

Decided November 17, 1982

Lynchburg County Circuit Court · decided 1982-11-17

Decided 1982-11-17

By JUDGE J. SAMUEL JOHNSTON, JR.

¶1It is abundantly clear to me that the plaintiff cannot pursue the extant claim in that she is barred by the two-year statute of limitations concerning actions for personal injuries and she has failed to comply with the mandatory dictates of § 8.01-581.2 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended. It is of no moment that plaintiff has couched a portion of her claim in contractual terms as this is patently a claim in tort for personal injuries allegedly caused or inflicted by the defendants. Further, by failing to comply with § 8.01-581.2, plaintiff has precluded herself from pursuing the malpractice claim in the above styled case. To allow plaintiff to pursue her claim now would be a contravention of both the case law and statutes controlling in Virginia.

¶2Counsel for defendants will prepare the dismissal order.

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