BOWERS v. MAY

Record No. 840432.

357 S.E.2d 29 (1987)

Charles Junior BOWERS, Sr., v. Matthew Kendall MAY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Strode Brent, Jr. (Whitestone, Phillips, Brent, Young & Merril, P.C., Fairfax, on brief), for appellant.

Brien A. Roche (Doherty, Sheridan & Grimaldi, Fairfax, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., POFF, COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, and THOMAS, JJ., and COCHRAN, Retired Justice.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this personal injury case, the question for decision is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the issue of contributory negligence. The question stems from the trial of an action brought by Charles Junior Bowers, Sr., the plaintiff, against Matthew Kendall May, the defendant. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the defendant, upon which the trial court entered judgment.

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