NORFOLK & W. RY. CO. v. WRIGHT

Record No. 751275.

229 S.E.2d 890 (1976)

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. Ronald L. WRIGHT.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Johnson, Roanoke (Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

C. Richard Cranwell, Roanoke (Pedigo, Cranwell, Flora & Selbe, Roanoke, on brief), for defendant in error.

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


POFF, Justice.

Defendant, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, appeals from a final order confirming a jury verdict awarding plaintiff, Ronald L. Wright, $42,500 in damages on account of personal injuries sustained in a train-automobile collision. Defendant assigns error to the trial court's action overruling its two motions to strike plaintiff's evidence and its motion to set aside the verdict.

At approximately 3:15 a. m. on March 11, 1972, plaintiff was...

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