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WITT v. MERRICKS

168 S.E.2d 517 (1969)

210 Va. 70

C. P. WITT, Admr., etc. v. Obadiah R. MERRICKS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 16, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Walker, Jr., Roanoke (James I. Moyer, O. Dalton Baugess, Salem, A. L. Philpott, Bassett, Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, Philpott & McGhee, Bassett, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

James W. Haskins, Martinsville (R. Reid Young, Jr., Young, Kiser, Frith & Haskins, Martinsville, on the brief), for defendant in error.

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

I'ANSON, Justice.

Obadiah R. Merricks, plaintiff, instituted this action against John Taylor Brown to recover damages for personal injuries suffered as a result of the alleged negligence of Brown in the operation of his automobile. Brown died prior to trial, and C. P. Witt, the duly appointed administrator of his estate, was substituted as the party defendant in Brown's stead. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the...

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