GAMBLE v. HILL


156 S.E.2d 888 (1967)

208 Va. 171

Paul GAMBLE and Virginia Transit Company, Inc. v. Dock HILL, Administrator of the Estate of Florida C. Hill, Deceased. Hazel Vernice HALEY, Administratrix of the Estate of James P. Haley, Deceased v. Dock HILL, Administrator of the Estate of Florida C. Hill, Deceased et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawson Worrell, Jr., Norfolk (J. Riley Johnson, Jr., Norfolk, Ralph H. Ferrell, Jr., Richmond, Williams, Cocke, Worrell & Kelly, Norfolk, Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, on the brief), for plaintiffs in error.

Stanley E. Sacks, Norfolk (Sacks, Sacks & Kendall, Norfolk, on the brief), for defendant in error.

E. Pryor Wormington, Norfolk (Rixey & Rixey, Norfolk, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

Stanley E. Sacks, Lawson Worrell, Jr., Norfolk (J. Riley Johnson, Jr., Norfolk, Ralph H. Ferrell, Jr., Richmond, Sacks, Sacks & Kendall, Williams, Cocke, Worrell & Kelly, Norfolk, Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, on the briefs), for defendants in error.

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


EGGLESTON, Chief Justice.

On December 12, 1964, about 3:00 P.M., while a Virginia Transit Company bus operated by Paul Gamble was proceeding eastwardly along St. Julian Avenue and across Tidewater Drive, in the city of Norfolk, it was struck by an automobile driven by James P. Haley southwardly along Tidewater Drive. As the result of the collision Haley and two passengers in his car, including Florida C. Hill, aged sixteen, were killed. The other passenger, Carlton...

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