LOPEZ v. DOBSON

Record No. 900339.

397 S.E.2d 863 (1990)

Kenneth LOPEZ v. Macy Lynwood DOBSON, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Harrigan (Duvall, Harrigan, Hale, Downey, Carlson, Hassan & Penn, Fairfax, on brief), for appellant.

Stephen P. Zachary (Martell, Donnelly, Grimaldi & Gallagher, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.


WHITING, Justice.

In this automobile collision case, we deal with two questions involving the admissibility of opinion evidence. First, whether an investigating police officer can testify as to the point of collision; and, second, whether a state employee can describe the "purpose" of a traffic sign erected by the state.

About 10:15 a.m. on September 11, 1984, Kenneth Lopez was driving a Ford car south on U.S. Route 1 in Arlington. Lopez attempted to make...

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