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HANCOCK-UNDERWOOD v. KNIGHT

Record No. 080425.

670 S.E.2d 720 (2009)

Rhonda HANCOCK-UNDERWOOD, Administrator of the Estate of Melvin Ray Hancock, Deceased v. Richard I. KNIGHT.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wade T. Anderson (Sean C. Workowski; Frith Anderson & Peake, on briefs), Roanoke, for appellant.

Thomas L. Phillips, Jr., Rustburg (Eric S. Johnson; Phillips, Morrison, Johnson, and Ferrell, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on "unavoidable accident" and "sudden emergency." For the reasons stated below, we will affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

On May 21, 2005, an automobile accident occurred on Route 130 in Amherst County involving vehicles driven by Richard I. Knight ("Knight") and Melvin Ray Hancock (...

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