RAKES v. FULCHER


172 S.E.2d 751 (1970)

210 Va. 542

Jeroline Archer RAKES v. James E. (Bill) FULCHER et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Reid Young, Jr., Martinsville (George M. Warren, Jr., Bristol, Jackson L. Kiser, Martinsville, Warren & Bowie, Bristol, Young, Kiser, Frith & Haskins, Martinsville, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Frank O. Meade, Danville (Meade, Tate & Meade, Danville, on brief), for defendants in error.

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


I'ANSON, Justice.

On January 26, 1967, plaintiff, Jeroline Archer Rakes, instituted this action against the defendants, James E. Fulcher and Blue Ridge Transfer Company, Inc. (Blue Ridge), to recover damages for bodily injuries which she allegedly sustained as a result of the negligent operation of a tractor-trailer owned by Blue Ridge and operated by Fulcher in the course of his employment. A jury returned a verdict in...

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