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GOODWIN v. GILMAN

157 S.E.2d 912 (1967)

208 Va. 422

Thompson W. GOODWIN v. Gene B. GILMAN, Admx., etc., et al. Mary Elizabeth REED, an infant, etc. v. Gene B. GILMAN, Admx., etc., et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Smith, Roanoke, for plaintiff in error.

Robert J. Rogers, Roanoke (William B. Poff, Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, on the brief), for defendants in error.

S. J. Thompson, Jr., Lynchburg (Caskie, Frost, Davidson & Hobbs, Lynchburg, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert J. Rogers, Roanoke (William B. Poff, Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, on the brief), for defendant in error.

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

GORDON, Justice.

John Stewart Gilman, Jr. was killed when a car driven by Thompson W. Goodwin, in which Gilman was riding as a guest-passenger, collided with a car driven by Mary Elizabeth Reed. Gilman's administratrix brought this action to recover for Gilman's death. The trial court entered a $35,000 judgment against Goodwin and Reed, who appeal from that judgment.

The first question raised by Goodwin's appeal is whether the evidence supported the jury's...

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