Willie Washington v. Harvey Earl Schuyler and Speakman Company
Cases that cite this one
4 later published cases cite this decision.
- Scott Neil Krzywda v. The Hertz Corporation, Kazuaki Perkins (4th Cir. 1988)
- Peters v. United States (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1984)
- Brock v. United States (4th Cir. 1979)
- Brock v. United States (4th Cir. 1979)
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Opinion
The jury rendered a verdict for defendants in plaintiff’s suit for damages sustained when plaintiff’s vehicle collided with the rear of defendants’ truck while it was either stopped on the right hand side of a three-lane highway or moving slowly to return to a position of being fully on the highway. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the district judge’s charge to the jury was erroneous, that the jury’s verdict was not unanimous, and that erroneous evidentiary rulings were made during the course of trial.
We find it unnecessary to consider these contentions; because, as asserted by defendants, we conclude that plaintiff was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, thus barring any recovery by him under Virginia law. See Richmond Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Brown, 203 Va. 950, 128 S.E.2d 267 (1962); Hubbard v. Murray, 173 Va. 448, 3 S.E.2d 397 (1939).
Affirmed.
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