ELLIOTT v. ANDERSON


160 S.E.2d 775 (1968)

William John ELLIOTT v. Harry P. ANDERSON, Jr., Admr., etc.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Morris, Richmond (Browder, Russell, Little & Morris, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Harry P. Anderson, Jr., Richmond (Satterfield, Haw, Anderson, Parkerson & Beazley, Richmond, on brief), for defendant in error.

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


HARRISON, Justice.

Harry P. Anderson, Jr., Administrator of the estate of Walter Rufus Scott, plaintiff, instituted this action against William John Elliott, defendant, to recover damages for Scott's wrongful death, claiming that Elliott was guilty of negligence in the operation of his automobile which proximately caused the death of his intestate. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment of $20,000.00, and defendant has appealed.

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