No action shall be maintained by the personal representative of one who, after injury, has compromised for such injury and accepted satisfaction therefor previous to his death.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-51
No action when deceased has compromised claim
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alcira v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in Alcira v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (April 2005)
Code 1950, § 8-635; 1977, c. 617.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.