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DESKINS v. T. H. NICHOLS LINE CONTRACTOR

Record No. 841507.

361 S.E.2d 125 (1987)

Gerald Edward DESKINS v. T.H. NICHOLS LINE CONTRACTOR, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy W. McAfee (Cline, McAfee & Adkins, Norton, on brief), for appellant.

Carl C. Gillespie, Jr. (Gillespie, Hart, Altizer & Whitesell, P.C., Tazewell, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this negligence case, Gerald Edward Deskins (Deskins) was injured when the motorcycle he was operating was struck by a van owned by T.H. Nichols Line Contractor, Inc. (Nichols), and driven by its employee, Thomas Fuller, Jr. (Fuller). A jury awarded Deskins $45,000 in damages, but the trial court set the verdict aside and entered final judgment in favor of Nichols and Fuller.

Because the jury verdict in this case has been disapproved...

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