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VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND R. CO. v. WHITE

Record No. 811881.

319 S.E.2d 755 (1984)

The VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND RAILROAD COMPANY v. Carolyn Jean WHITE, Administratrix, etc.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Hartnett, Accomac (Ayres, Hartnett & Custis, Accomac, on briefs), for appellant.

Stanley E. Sacks, Norfolk (Girard C. Larkin, Jr., Norfolk, Baxley T. Tankard, Eastville, Sacks, Sacks & Larkin, Norfolk, on brief), for appellee.

Present All the Justices.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Carolyn Jean White, Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward White, Jr. (White), sued The Virginia and Maryland Railroad Company (the Company) to recover damages for White's alleged wrongful death. Following a jury trial, a $602,974.65 verdict was returned in White's favor. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and the Company appeals. The sole question on appeal is whether White was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.<...

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