MEADE v. BELCHER


188 S.E.2d 211 (1972)

212 Va. 796

Emmett Lee MEADE v. Blumie (Mrs. Joseph) BELCHER. Noel M. WALKER, Jr. v. Blumie (Mrs. Joseph) BELCHER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis W. Flannagan, Bristol (Woodward, Miles & Flannagan, Bristol, on the brief), for plaintiff in error Emmett Lee Meade.

Wm. W. Eskridge, Abingdon (Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, Abingdon, on the brief), for plaintiff in error Noel M. Walker, Jr.

M. Crockett Hughes, Jr., Bluefield, for defendant in error.

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


CARRICO, Justice.

The plaintiff Blumie Belcher, was awarded a jury verdict in the sum of $100,000.00 against the defendants, Emmett L. Meade and Noel M. Walker, Jr., for personal injuries allegedly sustained in an automobile accident. Final judgment was entered on the verdict, and the defendants were granted writs of error.

The difficult questions on appeal involve the medical aspect of the case, i. e., whether the accident caused the later amputation...

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