LEWIS v. CARPENTER CO.

Record No. 960421.

477 S.E.2d 492 (1996)

252 Va. 296

Joann E. LEWIS v. CARPENTER COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton P. Miller, Richmond, for appellant.

Steven W. Morris, Richmond (LeClair & Ryan, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this tort action, the sole question presented on appeal is whether the trial court correctly refused to apply the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.

In January 1995, appellant Joann E. Lewis, the plaintiff below, filed this action against appellee Carpenter Company, the defendant below, seeking recovery for personal injuries allegedly sustained as the result of the negligent operation and maintenance of defendant's truck, a tractor-trailer...

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