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HARDY v. GREENE

147 S.E.2d 719 (1966)

207 Va. 81

Clara HARDY v. Maggie Catherine GREENE.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 25, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Westwood Smithers, Richmond (Wells, Smithers & Bradshaw, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Nathan H. Smith, Richmond (A. Scott Anderson, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clarke, Richmond, on brief), for defendant in error.

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

BUCHANAN, Justice.

Clara Hardy, plaintiff, brought this action for damages against Maggie Catherine Greene, defendant, for personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. A jury returned a verdict in her favor for $8,500, which the trial court set aside on the ground that it was "excessive and shocks the conscience of the Court." The court then put the plaintiff "on terms" to accept $4,000 and entered judgment for her in that amount, from which she has appealed...

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