KENNEDY v. McELROY


81 S.E.2d 436 (1954)

195 Va. 1078

KENNEDY v. McELROY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

May 3, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton A. Fowler, T. Ryland Dodson, Fowler & Dodson, Danville, for plaintiff in error.

Meade, Talbott & Tate, Danville, for defendant in error.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.


BUCHANAN, Justice.

Dorothy Kennedy, herein called plaintiff, was injured when an automobile driven by Junius Clyde McElroy in which she was a guest collided with a stop sign at an intersection in Danville. She brought this action for damages against McElroy, herein called defendant, alleging that her injuries were caused by his gross negligence. A jury returned a verdict in her favor for $1,500 but the court set it aside and entered judgment for the defendant. The...

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