SAYRE v. SHIELDS


164 S.E.2d 665 (1968)

Grace Harris SAYRE v. John H. SHIELDS, Individually, etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 6, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Stephen Moore, Hampton (James, Richardson & James, Hampton, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

W. Glover Garner, Jr., Newport News (B. M. Millner; Robert W. Curran; Marshall, Blalock, Garner & Millner, Newport News, on brief), for defendant in error.

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


I'ANSON, Justice.

The sole question presented in this case is whether the trial court was correct in setting aside the verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Grace Harris Sayre, for property damages and personal injuries sustained in an automobile collision, on the ground that she was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The collision occurred in the intersection of Victoria boulevard and Grace street in the city of Hampton, Virginia, at approximately...

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