GILLILAND v. SINGLETON


129 S.E.2d 641 (1963)

204 Va. 115

Margaret D. GILLILAND, an Infant, v. Joyce L. SINGLETON.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Sweeney, S. J. Thompson, Jr., Lynchburg (Caskie, Frost, Davidson & Watts, Lynchburg, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

J. Murrell Daniel, Lynchburg (L. R. Thompson, Rustburg, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

This is a suit filed by Joyce L. Singleton against Margaret D. Gilliland, seeking to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an accident while riding in an automobile owned and operated by Mrs. Gilliland.

The motion for judgment contained allegations of both ordinary and gross negligence. It was the contention of the plaintiff that she was not a "guest without payment" within the meaning of the Virginia guest statute, Code, §...

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