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STEVENS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Record No. 811236.

309 S.E.2d 319 (1983)

William C. STEVENS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

December 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Riley Johnson, Jr., Norfolk (White, Johnson & Lawrence, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellant.

Allan S. Reynolds, Norfolk (Robert L. Mills, Reynolds, Smith & Winters, Norfolk, on briefs), for appellee.

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

STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this personal injury action, a jury awarded the plaintiff, William C. Stevens, a $704,000 verdict against Ford Motor Company. The trial court set aside the verdict on the ground that Stevens, as a matter of law, was guilty of assumption of the risk. Stevens appeals this ruling.

By assignments of cross-error, Ford contends: (1) Stevens' sole remedy is under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, Code § 65.1-1, et seq., and...

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