Case Name: Kathleen E. Thornburg, Adm'r of the Estate of Evelyn E. Luketich, deceased v. Manor Healthcare Corp., d/b/a Stratford Hall Nursing Home
Court: Richmond Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1995-10-05
Citations: 37 Va. Cir. 273
Docket Number: Case No. LX-2509-3
Parties: Kathleen E. Thornburg, Adm’r of the Estate of Evelyn E. Luketich, deceased v. Manor Healthcare Corp., d/b/a Stratford Hall Nursing Home
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 37
Pages: 273–273

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
Kathleen E. Thornburg, Adm’r of the Estate of Evelyn E. Luketich, deceased v. Manor Healthcare Corp., d/b/a Stratford Hall Nursing Home
October 5, 1995
Case No. LX-2509-3

Opinion:
By Judge T. J. Markow
The parties, by counsel, came on the Defendant's Motion to Compel Plaintiff to Elect an Appropriate Remedy, supported by memoranda. Defendant asks the court to require the plaintiff to elect between the personal injury and wrongful death claims that she has pleaded. Under Va. Code § 8.01-281, plaintiff may prove alternative and conflicting facts and claims and remedies. She may attempt to prove what has been pleaded. There is no requirement that plaintiff make a pretrial election between the ones pleaded.
It is, therefore, ordered that the defendant's motion is overruled. Defendant's objections are noted.