Case Name: Audrey M. Ferguson v. K. T. Ford, III, Frederick W. Sloan, and Lynchburg General-Marshall Lodge Hospitals, Inc.
Court: Lynchburg Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1982-11-17
Citations: 5 Va. Cir. 65
Docket Number: 
Parties: Audrey M. Ferguson v. K. T. Ford, III, Frederick W. Sloan, and Lynchburg General-Marshall Lodge Hospitals, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 5
Pages: 65–65

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF LYNCHBURG
Audrey M. Ferguson v. K. T. Ford, III, Frederick W. Sloan, and Lynchburg General-Marshall Lodge Hospitals, Inc.
November 17, 1982

Opinion:
By JUDGE J. SAMUEL JOHNSTON, JR.
It 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.
Counsel for defendants will prepare the dismissal order.