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CHASE v. BREIT

Record No. 801529.

306 S.E.2d 877 (1983)

Kenneth B. CHASE, Administrator of the Estate of Michael Steven Crook, Deceased v. Jeffrey A. BREIT, Administrator of the Estate of William Patrick McDonough, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy B. Fox, Jr., Newport News (Hall, Fox & Atlee, P.C., Newport News, on brief), for appellant.

C. Arthur Rutter, Jr., Norfolk (Jeffrey A. Breit, Breit, Rutter & Montagna, Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C.J., and COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON, THOMPSON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL and THOMAS, JJ.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

William Patrick McDonough and Michael Steven Crook were fatally injured in a single-vehicle accident. The jury found that Crook was driving the vehicle, a pickup truck, and that his negligent operation proximately caused McDonough's death. The trial court approved the verdict, and our sole inquiry is whether it is supported by the evidence.

On December 8, 1978, shortly after 2:00 a.m., the truck was traveling in the eastbound lane of Interstate...

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