Deskins v. TH NICHOLS LINE CONTRACTOR

361 S.E.2d 125 (1987)

Gerald Edward DESKINS

v.

T.H. NICHOLS LINE CONTRACTOR, INC., et al.

Record No. 841507.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 9, 1987.

Timothy W. McAfee (Cline, McAfee & Adkins, Norton, on brief), for appellant.

Carl C. Gillespie, Jr. (Gillespie, Hart, Altizer & Whitesell, P.C., Tazewell, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this negligence case, Gerald Edward Deskins (Deskins) was injured when the motorcycle he was operating was struck by a van owned by T.H. Nichols Line Contractor, Inc. (Nichols), and driven by its employee, Thomas Fuller,…