This page within Virginia Tort Case Law is a compilation of cases reported by the Virginia Supreme Court and summarized by Brien Roche dealing with the topic of Disfigurement and the related topic of personal injury. For more information about disfigurement issues see the page on Wikipedia.
1979 Armstead v. James, 220 Va. 171, 257 S.E.2d 767.
There was sufficient medical testimony on deformity to support damage instruction.
1970 Crawford & Perdue v. Quarterman, 210 Va. 598, 172 S.E.2d 739.
Where there was no evidence of deformity, humiliation or embarrassment then no basis for instruction.
1960 Gill v. Haislip, 201 Va. 840, 114 S.E.2d 603.
Plaintiff allowed to present evidence as to attributes of successful barber and that plaintiff’s disfigurement would prevent him from meeting those attributes.
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