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MARTIN v. PENN

134 S.E.2d 305 (1964)

204 Va. 822

John Nick MARTIN v. Bonnie PENN.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 20, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Reid Young, Jr., Martinsville (Douglas K. Frith, Young, Kiser & Frith, Martinsville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

A. L. Philpott, L. Dale McGhee, Bassett (Philpott & McGhee, Bassett, on brief), for defendant in error.

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

EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

Bonnie Penn, while riding as a passenger in a pickup truck owned and operated by John Nick Martin, was injured when the vehicle ran off the road and overturned. Penn filed a motion for judgment to recover damages for his injuries, alleging that the accident was caused by the negligence of Martin in operating the vehicle with a "defective steering mechanism." After the parties were at issue there was a trial by a jury which resulted in a verdict...

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