RING v. POELMAN

Record No. 900247.

397 S.E.2d 824 (1990)

Cynthia M. RING v. James S. POELMAN, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Richard Cranwell (Patrick S. Shiel; Cranwell & Moore, Roanoke, on briefs), for appellant.

Eric H. Ferguson (Ralph B. Rhodes; Hutcherson & Rhodes, Rocky Mount, on brief), for appellee John Doe.

Richard D. Lucas (Frank K. Friedman; Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, Roanoke, on brief), for appellee James S. Poelman.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, STEPHENSON, WHITING, LACY and HASSELL, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

This is a plaintiff's appeal from a judgment for the defendants in a case growing out of an automobile collision. We must determine, first, whether the trial court erred in granting an uninsured motorist, John Doe, summary judgment and, second, whether the trial court erred in granting an instruction on contributory negligence.

The transcript of evidence at trial discloses no dispute in the facts relevant to the issues on appeal. The...

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