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AVERETT v. SHIRCLIFF

Record No. 760750.

237 S.E.2d 92 (1977)

Henry T. AVERETT v. James V. SHIRCLIFF.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 1, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry M. Sackett, III, Lynchburg (Edmunds, Williams, Robertson, Sackett, Baldwin & Graves, Lynchburg, on briefs), for plaintiff in error.

S. James Thompson, Jr., Lynchburg (Theodore J. Craddock; Caskie, Frost, Hobbs & Hamblen, Lynchburg, on brief), for defendant in error.

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (John B. Browder, Browder, Russell, Little, Morris & Butcher, Richmond, on brief), for appellant, amicus curiae.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.

I'ANSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, James V. Shircliff, instituted this action against the defendant, Henry T. Averett, to recover damages to his automobile, certain personal property in the trunk of the car, and the loss of use of his vehicle as a result of defendant's negligence in the operation of an automobile which collided with plaintiff's vehicle. The defendant admitted liability, and the case was tried by a jury on the issue of damages only. The jury returned...

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