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JOHNSON v. SLUSHER

195 S.E.2d 871 (1973)

Douglas D. JOHNSON v. Graham Marvin SLUSHER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Lee Lotz, Staunton (Lotz, Black, Coleman & Gudal, Staunton, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

P. Donald Moses, Staunton (Wyat B. Timberlake, Jr., Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses, Staunton, on brief), for defendant in error.

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

PER CURIAM.

Douglas D. Johnson filed a motion for judgment against Graham Marvin Slusher for damages resulting from injuries he received when the vehicles they were operating collided head on. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Johnson for $13,000. The trial court sustained Slusher's motion to set aside the verdict, ruling that a skid mark proved Johnson to be guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law. Final judgment was entered for Slusher, and we granted...

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