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BOOTH v. ROBERTSON

Record No. 861004.

374 S.E.2d 1 (1988)

Doris Martin BOOTH v. George Barnitz ROBERTSON.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Carter Greer (Greer, Greer & Furrow, Rocky Mount, on brief), for appellant.

J. Rudy Austin (William O. Tune, Jr., Thomas H. Miller, Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, Roanoke, on brief), for appellee.

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

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this personal injury case arising out of an automobile accident, the plaintiff, Doris Martin Booth, sought both compensatory and punitive damages from the defendant, George Barnitz Robertson. The trial court permitted the jury to consider compensatory damages but struck the plaintiff's evidence relating to punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $75,000 in compensatory damages, and the judgment entered...

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