RICE v. CHARLES

Record No. 991880.

532 S.E.2d 318 (2000)

260 Va. 157

Johnnie W. RICE, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Leona Lynn Rice, Deceased, et al. v. Clifford Anthony CHARLES.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Munsey (Arrington, Schelin & Herrell, on briefs), Grundy, for appellants.

William M. Moffet (Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, on brief), Abingdon, for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


KINSER, Justice.

In this wrongful death action, we address two separate issues: (1) whether the circuit court erred by striking the defendant's contributory negligence defense because his testimony in support of that defense was not corroborated as required by Code § 8.01-397, and (2) whether the circuit court erred in denying the plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages because the jury verdict was only for the exact amount of the decedent...

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