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REYNOLDS v. RIGGS

Record No. 850042.

363 S.E.2d 713 (1988)

Frances M. REYNOLDS v. Lillian Martin RIGGS, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip G. Gardner (Gardner, Gardner & Barrow, P.C., Martinsville, on briefs), for appellant.

David B. Worthy, Martinsville, William H. Smith, Danville (Stone & Worthy, Martinsville, Garrett, Smith & Garrett, Danville, on briefs), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

THOMAS, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly admitted evidence of an experiment which was conducted in an effort to establish the sight distance along a certain stretch of road at the time of an automobile accident. We conclude that the evidence was improperly admitted; therefore, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The accident occurred in the early morning hours of October 5, 1983, between 5:30 a.m. and...

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