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GRIFFIN v. SHIVELY

Record No. 811588.

315 S.E.2d 210 (1984)

Marilyn Sutherland GRIFFIN, Administratrix, etc. v. Garland SHIVELY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 27, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

French H. Conway, Danville, W. Carlton White, Alexandria, for appellant.

Frank O. Meade, Danville (Meade, Tate & Daniel, P.C., Danville, on brief), for appellee.

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

STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this appeal, the question presented by the sole assignment of error is whether the trial court erred when it struck the plaintiff's evidence on the ground that her decedent was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The plaintiff, Marilyn Sutherland Griffin, Administratrix of the Estate of Albert Clinton Sutherland, sued Garland Shively to recover damages for Sutherland's wrongful death. She alleged that Shively negligently...

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