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GARST v. OBENCHAIN

85 S.E.2d 207 (1955)

196 Va. 664

John Allen GARST v. Martha Elizabeth OBENCHAIN, Administratrix of the Estate of Hubert Lee Obenchain, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl R. Langhammer, Roanoke, M. S. McClung, Salem, J. B. Browder, Richmond, for plaintiff in error.

Kime & Jolly, Salem, G. J. Walpert, Roanoke, for defendant in error.

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

SMITH, Justice.

This action was instituted by Martha Elizabeth Obenchain, administratrix of the estate of Hubert Lee Obenchain, referred to as plaintiff, against John Allen Garst, referred to as defendant, to recover for the death of plaintiff's decedent which resulted from injuries sustained while he was riding as a guest passenger in an automobile owned and operated by the defendant. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in the sum of $21,000 for the plaintiff...

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