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BROWN v. WILSON

175 S.E.2d 412 (1970)

211 Va. 35

Sherley A. Reese BROWN v. Gilbert H. WILSON, Jr.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 15, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Richard G. Brydges, Virginia Beach (Brydges, Broyles & McKenry, Virginia Beach, on the brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN, and HARMAN, JJ.

CARRICO, Justice.

In this automobile negligence case, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, Sherley A. Reese Brown. The trial court set aside that verdict and ordered a new trial limited to the amount of damages the plaintiff, Gilbert H. Wilson, Jr., should be awarded. The second jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,000 upon which the trial court entered judgment. The defendant was granted a writ of error.

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