DUNCAN v. HIXON

Record No. 810713.

288 S.E.2d 494 (1982)

Rene DUNCAN, an Infant v. Rebecca C. HIXON, an Infant, etc.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry K. Jebo, Radford (Stephen D. Rosenthal, Jebo & Rosenthal, Radford, on briefs), for appellant.

Edwin C. Stone, Radford (Davis, Stone & Wall, P. C., Radford, on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C. J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON and STEPHENSON, JJ., and HARRISON, Retired Justice.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

Rene Duncan, the defendant at trial, appeals a judgment in the amount of $25,000 in favor of Rebecca Hixon. Hixon suffered personal injuries when she was struck by an automobile driven by Duncan. Duncan contends the court erred in admitting evidence that she was operating the automobile in violation of Code § 46.1-357(2) and in instructing the jury that this violation constituted negligence.

At the time of the accident, Duncan was...

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