HOPKINS v. PEARCE

No. 4669.

115 F.2d 784 (1940)

HOPKINS et al. v. PEARCE.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

November 12, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl W. White and Willard R. Ashburn, both of Norfolk, Va., for appellants.

A. A. Bangel, of Portsmouth, Va., for appellee.

Before PARKER, SOPER, and NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judges.


SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The only question in this case, which was removed by appellants, defendants below, to the federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, is whether they were entitled to a directed verdict on account of negligence on the part of the plaintiff contributing to the collision between two automobiles that gave rise to the suit. It is contended that the plaintiff committed two violations of relevant statutes of the State of Virginia, wherein...

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