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BROOKS v. PAINTER

Record No. 801897.

302 S.E.2d 66 (1983)

Edna G. BROOKS, Administratrix of the Estate of Marty Lee Brooks, deceased v. Troy K. PAINTER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly C. Read, Lexington, for appellant.

James G. Welsh, Staunton (Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses, P.C., Staunton, on brief), for appellee.

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

RUSSELL, Justice.

This wrongful death case requires us to reexamine the statutory definition of a "residence district," for the purpose of determining the applicable speed limit.

Marty Lee Brooks, on March 31, 1978, died as a result of a collision with a truck operated by Troy K. Painter, the defendant. The evidence showed that Brooks was travelling eastbound on State Route 56, in Rockbridge County, on a motorcycle. He had passed a sign indicating that he...

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