HOPSON v. GOOLSBY


86 S.E.2d 149 (1955)

196 Va. 832

Ted HOPSON v. Louise GOOLSBY.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis W. Flannagan, Bristol, Curtin & Haynes, Bristol, Tenn., for plaintiff in error.

Warren & Warren, D. B. Rouse, Bristol, for defendant in error.

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


BUCHANAN, Justice.

This action was brought by Louise Goolsby, plaintiff, for damages for personal injuries received when she was struck by an automobile driven by the defendant, Hopson. She recovered a verdict for $7,500 on which the court entered the judgment to which we granted Hopson this writ of error.

The assignments of error raise questions as to whether the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, and whether there was error...

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